Addressing Pakistan's shifting economic alliances, Maulana Fazlur Rehman claimed that stalled China-Pakistan Economic Corridor initiatives have shaken Beijing's confidence and could alienate future global investors. Rehman asserted that American officials personally admitted to him that the United States is moving into China's former role. While insisting he welcomes foreign capital from powers including Russia, Britain, and France, he argued current policies serve the personal interests of establishment-backed leaders. Furthermore, he linked controversial governance measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to mineral exploitation rather than genuine counterterrorism goals.
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Derailing established multi-billion dollar foreign partnerships risks alienating internat…: Derailing established multi-billion dollar foreign partnerships risks alienating international investors across multiple global power blocs.
Opposition leaders maintain that exploiting provincial mineral wealth for geopolitical pi…: Opposition leaders maintain that exploiting provincial mineral wealth for geopolitical pivots undermines the national economic interest.
Pakistan continues to seek foreign capital for its resource-rich regions despite growing…: Pakistan continues to seek foreign capital for its resource-rich regions despite growing political friction surrounding governance and project management.
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday accused Pakistan army of derailing Chinese investments under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (
CPEC), alleging that the country's mineral wealth was being used to advance foreign interests and facilitate a shift towards United States.
In a social media post on X, Rehman claimed that Pakistan had disappointed Beijing by halting CPEC-linked investments midway and warned that the loss of Chinese confidence could deter other countries from investing in Pakistan.
"You have disappointed China, you have halted their investment midway, and when China is disappointed, the rest of the world will not come to invest in your country either," he said
He alleged that the US was stepping in to fill the space left by China, claiming that American officials had acknowledged this to him.
"And who is taking China's place? America is taking its place. This has been admitted by the Americans themselves in front of me," he said.
Rehman clarified that he was not opposed to foreign investment in Pakistan's mineral sector, saying the country urgently needed international capital, development…
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