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Pakistan and China Activate Border Management Joint Commission

Pakistan and China Activate Border Management Joint Commission

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THE BRIEF
1

Pakistan and China operationalised a joint commission based on the 2013 Boundary Management System Agreement during an Islamabad meeting.

2

India rejected the boundary commission, maintaining that the body has no legal basis to decide on arrangements concerning Indian territory under illegal occupation.

3

Pakistan's Foreign Office rejected Indian objections, reiterating that the 1963 boundary agreement with China is a valid arrangement.