Pakistan’s government has been forced into damage control after a report by the Financial Times claimed that advisers to Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir had approached U.S. officials with an offer to build and operate a port on the Arabian Sea. The report suggested that the proposal, seen by the newspaper, would allow American investors to develop a terminal in Pasni, a coastal town in Balochistan’s Gwadar district, to access Pakistan’s critical minerals.

Speaking exclusively to CNN-News18, a top Pakistani security official dismissed the report, calling it “flawed” and “based on speculation.” The official said, “The FT story has flaws and is based on speculation. No port near Gwadar has been offered to someone else. China is more important than anyone else.”

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