Imran Khan and Xi Jinping ( Photo Credit : PTV World)Amid the ongoing confrontation with India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Chinese appear to be turning towards nefarious strategies like using terrorism to target India.
As per a report in India Today, China has been in talks with terrorist group Al-Badr to incite terror in Jammu and Kashmir. The report adds that China has also been urging Pakistan's secret-service the ISI to send additional battle hardened terrorists.
"The assessment is that China may provide support to revive the organisation (Al-Badr). This is among the signs we have received that indicate Pakistan and China are collaborating on the ground", an official was quoted as saying.
While Al-Badr was decimated by Indian security forces long ago, J&K Police DG Dilbag Singh had recently said that efforts were being made to revive the terror group in the valley.
The Pakistan-China collaboration has also extended to a military level with reports emerging of a Chinese refuelling aircraft landing in Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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