Chinese president postpones trip to Pakistan over anti-government demonstrations in Islamabad
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Pakistan's foreign ministry says Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to the country has been postponed over the mass anti-government demonstrations shaking its capital, Islamabad.
Protesters have been demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over allegations of fraud in last year's election.
Pakistan's foreign ministry issued a statement Saturday saying Beijing and Islamabad "mutually agreed" to postpone the visit, which was to take place later this month.
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It said new dates for the visit were being discussed.
Sharif has said postponing the Chinese leader's visit would be a great loss as he was hoping for $34 billion in Chinese investment in the coming years.
The visit had been in doubt since Friday, when Sharif's Twitter account posted a message saying the visit had been canceled.