Post Gwadar handover to China: Army on board

Pakistan Army has refuted rumours and some reports that the Army was not on board the handing over of Gwadar Port to China.A top ISPR official said there was no truth in these reports as the whole country was united and supportive of the fact that the friendly Chinese had been given the port for development.“It does have a strategic and defence aspect as it is part of the coastal defence and is close to Chabahar. 

There can be no eventuality that the defence people are not on board,” the official said.He said even the shares of NLC were disposed of along with some other share holders who sold their shares to make it possible for the Chinese to take over the port development.