‘America taking its place’: Shehbaz’s rival Fazlur Rehman accuses Asim Munir of sabotaging ties with China

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…