Due to the growing number of terrorist attacks, China has in recent days reportedly demanded that Pakistan sign an agreement on anti-terrorism cooperation to address Beijing's security concerns.
As Dawn noted, the Pakistani response to Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong's remarks -- made at a conference on Tuesday -- is a rarity in Pakistan-China ties, with both sides usually refraining from making such statements on public fora.
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