KARACHI: Deputy Chief of Mission at Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, Lijian Zhao has confirmed Chinese Yabeite was not working in Pakistan.
In a tweet late Thursday, Lijian Zhao said, “This Chinese company Yabeite was not working in Pakistan. It made up some fake letters to cheat government and was punished.”
Thx for advice. This Chinese company Yabeite was not working in Pakistan. It made up some fake letters to cheat government and was punished. https://t.co/iJg2Cqj7Zw
— Lijian Zhao (@zlj517) August 31, 2017
A private TV channel had alleged that Shahbaz Sharif had made billions from kickbacks from the Chinese company — Jiangsu Yabeite Technology Co. Ltd — in the Multan Metro Bus project.
Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday rejected the latest allegations levelled by a private channel, asking it to “put up or shut up”.
He said a legal notice had been sent to the private TV channel. “If the ARY [News] and those behind it want a duel, I am not afraid of such challenges but bring plausible and judicially admissible proof to back your allegations. I challenge you to prove your allegations regarding the Multan Metro Bus project within the next 48 hours, if you can. Either put up or shut up!” said Shahbaz.
Addressing a press conference during which he rejected the allegations regarding receiving kickbacks in the Multan metro bus project, the chief minister also lashed out at Imran Khan and asked him to submit evidence, saying he had been avoiding the court proceedings of the defamation case filed by him [Shahbaz].
Chinese authorities had initiated the probe after unusual transactions of money were detected in the company’s accounts. Pakistan came into focus only after the Chinese company informed the Beijing authorities that the money involved in its unusual transactions was actually the profits it had earned from the Multan Metro Bus project through its Pakistani partner company Capital Engineering and Construction Company Pvt Ltd.
Also, the facts ascertained by the investigation of The News reveal that the Chinese company being probed by Beijing had neither any role whatsoever in the Multan Metro Bus project nor any of its local partner was even registered in Pakistan.
Source: Published at: September 01, 2017 at 03:32PM