According to The News, senior security sources have denied rumors that Pakistan is proposing to the United States a naval facility in Balochistan, stating that the charges are baseless and have been spread by foreign media.
They said that any mention of potential future agreements made through public-private partnerships are only suggestions and not actual plans.
Pakistan’s coastline has enormous potential for both large and small commercial ports, the security sources emphasized, adding that nations all over the world evaluate such collaboration ideas. Pakistan’s national interest would take precedence in this situation.
According to a high-level insider, “We don’t care what the US interests are. For us, just what is advantageous to Pakistan matters.