Pakistan has once again embarrassed itself in front of everyone. This time Pakistan's action with China has embarrassed it in front of the world.
The country, mired in terrorism, poverty, inflation, rigged elections, civil unrest, political instability and economic turmoil, tried to force China to do its bidding. As one can rightly guess – it did not end well, Islamabad has once again been left red-faced.
China angry at Pakistan's action
According to NDTV's report, recently an important meeting was held between Pakistan and China in which talks were held on the use of Gwadar port and the 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor'. But on this occasion, Pakistan made such a move that stunned China.
Islamabad said that if China wanted to build a military base in Gwadar, it would have to give Pakistan a second strike nuclear capability so that it could dream of being on par with India. But China rejected this demand outright, calling it absurd and halting future talks indefinitely.
Pakistan got a lesson
The breakdown of diplomatic and military talks with China does not bode well for Pakistan, as cash-strapped Islamabad is heavily dependent on economic aid packages from Beijing.
China has also long been a savior for Pakistan's military, supplying most of its arms and ammunition, everything from bullets to fighter jets.
Pakistan's military, which has a history of interfering in decisions taken by its civilian government, is currently facing a crisis with massive anger and protests across the country over alleged rigged elections and the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Pak-China relations are getting worse
According to a report by Drop Site News, Pakistan-China relations are deteriorating due to public and private disputes over security concerns as well as China's demand to build a military base inside Pakistan.
Earlier this year, the news website reported talks to set up a Chinese military base in Gwadar.
According to classified Pakistani military documents seen by the news website, Islamabad had assured Beijing that it would be allowed to convert Gwadar into a permanent base for the Chinese military.
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