The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday dismissed reports of Beijing pushing Islamabad to join security efforts in Pakistan, terming them as \u201cspeculations [\u2026] motivated by an agenda to create confusion\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement by Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch comes amid heightened security concerns, with China\u2019s envoy<\/a> recently expressing frustration over the attacks, which Baloch said were \u201cperplexing<\/a>\u201d remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, on Monday, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson reaffirmed<\/a> Beijing\u2019s support for Pakistan in countering terrorism. Lin Jian also asserted that China and Pakistan had \u201cthe resolve and capability to foil any attempt to harm China-Pakistan relations and ensure that terrorists will pay the price.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Responding to queries during a weekly press briefing in Islamabad today, Baloch said: \u201cWe do not respond to media speculations that are based on unreliable sources and motivated by an agenda to create confusion about the nature of this relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe advise media to ascertain the motivation of individuals who feed them such stories,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The spokesperson further asserted: \u201cWe would not allow any effort to derail the Pakistan-China strategic partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two major deadly attacks have occurred this year \u2014 a March blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Bisham<\/a> killed five Chinese nationals while another blast near Karachi airport<\/a> last month killed two citizens of the neighbouring country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n