Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday refuted reports of him attending an event considered \u201canti-China\u201d during his visit to the United States. His clarification comes after various posts on social media as well as a local and an Indian media report claimed that Naqvi attended an event hosted by a lobbying group that campaigns against the neighbour\u2019s ruling Chinese Communist Party. Pakistan has held strong bilateral relations with China which has supported it through many investments and development projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which was termed as a \u201clifeline\u201d for the country\u2019s economy. Responding to reporters\u2019 queries in Houston, Naqvi termed the reports \u201cpropaganda\u201d. He asserted, \u201cNeither have I attended nor have I gone to any kind of anti-Chinese state event.\u201d The minister acknowledged that he attended an event organised by Gunster Strategies Worldwide, a public relations firm in the US, which \u201cthey connected as being anti-China\u201d. \u201cThey can do as much propaganda as they want. It does not matter,\u201d Naqvi quipped, reiterating his clarification that he did not attend \u201cany anti-China function\u201d. The interior minister has been on a visit to the US this week, where he has participated in various events and held important meetings, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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