Beijing urges Pakistan to establish joint security after attack on Chinese workers in Karachi

The attacks, and Islamabad’s failure to deter them, have angered China, prompting Pakistan to begin formal negotiations on a joint security management system.

Reporters spoke to five Pakistani security and government sources with direct knowledge of the previously unreported negotiations and demanded anonymity as the talks are sensitive, and reviewed a written proposal sent by Beijing to Islamabad.

“They (Chinese) want to bring in their own security,” said an official, who attended a recent meeting, adding that Pakistan had not agreed to such a move so far.

A written proposal sent by Beijing to Islamabad and forwarded to Pakistan’s security services for review mentioned a clause allowing the deployment of security forces and armed forces to each other’s territory to assist in counter-terrorism missions and carry out joint attacks.