Pakistan is unwitting surrendering its sovereignty to China due to overdependence on Beijing resulting in its Sinicization, reported Asian Lite International.
Few US relationships are as complicated as the one with onetime ally and occasional frenemy, Pakistan, which is now closely aligned with China, reported Asia Times.
Amid heightened security in Islamabad, the US Embassy has issued an alert for its staff, urging them to refrain from non-essential, unofficial travel in the city, and to specifically avoid the Marriott Hotel where an attack is possible, media reports said.
Noting that Pakistan has been forced to take some action against well-known terrorists as a result of FATF scrutiny, India on Friday said that Islamabad must take credible, and verifiable action against terrorism and terrorist financing emanating from territories under its control.