A top aide to Pakistan’s prime minister who serves as the chairman of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (CPEC) is under pressure to resign after an investigative report claimed that he’s guilty of corruption, having used his military rank to benefit his family business in four countries, including the United States.
Retired Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa leads the government body that oversees China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) plans in Pakistan, including the $62 billion CPEC alliance.