Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan held a meeting with Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong at the former’s Bani Gala residence on Tuesday.

During the meeting, Imran Khan dismissed the impression that the party’s ongoing accountability movement against the prime minister was somehow meant to sabotage the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

The PTI leadership lauded China’s ongoing support for Pakistan at all regional and international forums during the hour-long meeting.

Khan admitted how Chinese investment was vital for Pakistan’s future and prosperity, according to reports.

The meeting was requested by the Chinese ambassador and also attended by PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, chief whip in the National Assembly Dr Shireen Mazari and chief spokesperson Naeemul Haq.

The PTI leadership assured that there would absolutely be no threat to the diplomatic corps, since the sealing of the city was only meant to force the government into accepting a resulted-oriented investigation into the Panama Papers leaks, PTI leaders told the Chinese ambassador.

Earlier this year, the Chinese embassy in Islamabad — in an unprecedented move — had issued a press statement calling on the political leadership of the country to resolve their issues for the smooth implementation of the CPEC.