Chinese CPEC workers in Pakistan to move in bullet-proof cars

Amid the growing concerns over the safety and security of Chinese nationals working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, Pakistan and China on Sunday agreed to use bullet-proof vehicles for all outdoor movement of Chinese workers.

Against general expectations, Pakistan and China did not sign the 11th JCC minutes during the two-day visit of the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Beijing earlier this week.
In the past, the minutes were signed immediately after the JCC. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal had said after the meeting that the minutes would be signed during the Prime Minister's visit, reported The Express Tribune.

"Due to a very short visit of only 24 hours some of the memoranda of understanding, including the minutes of the JCC, could not be signed," the Minister said.

"About 17 meetings took place in a span of 24 hours, which left no time for some other important engagements," he said, adding that either a delegation would soon go to China for the singing or those would be signed virtually.

Both the sides have also agreed to strengthen capabilities of the law-enforcement agencies and investigators, reported The Express Tribune.

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