Pakistan and China agree to extend CPEC to Afghanistan

Context:

• Pakistan, China and Afghanistan have agreed to forge closer economic ties by extending the Beijing-backed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan to fully harness the country’s potential as a hub for regional connectivity.

Key highlights:

• The 5th China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue held recently, where they decided to underlined the need to prevent any group from using their territories for terror activities against any nation.