LAHORE - Amid rising tensions at borders with India, China unequivocally has promised its support in the event of any foreign aggression and maintained its support for Pakistan’s stance on the Kashmir dispute.“In

“In case of any [foreign] aggression our country will extend its full support to Pakistan,” Consul General of China in Lahore Yu Boren was quoted as saying by the CM Office on Friday.

Beijing conveyed the message during a meeting of its top diplomat in the provincial capital with Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. “We’re and will be siding with Pakistan on Kashmir issue...There is no justification for atrocities on unarmed Kashmiris in...[India-] held Kashmir and the Kashmir dispute should be solved in accordance with aspirations of the Kashmiris,” the press release quoted the emissary as assuring the chief minister.

Yu and Shahbaz Sharif also discussed the situation developing in Kashmir and the progress being made on various projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

According to the CM Office, a portion of the $46 billion CPEC passes through a part of the disputed region because of which India has raised objections over the project.

Referring to the support Beijing has been extending to Islamabad at all international forums, the diplomat reportedly said his country would continue supporting Pakistan through thick and thin.