The sources said that Interior Ministry had informed the federal cabinet recently that Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded the following two agreements for signing during the visit of the high level delegation from China in May 2012: (i) Sino-Pak Border Ports and their Management System; and (ii) boundary management system between China's Xinjiang Province and contiguous areas, the defence of which is under the actual control of Pakistan.
According to official documents, finalisation of these agreements would help to promote bilateral trade and personnel exchanges of the two countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefits.
Being determined to jointly safeguard the boundaries between the two neighbouring countries and committed to build them into peaceful, friendly and co-operative countries, these agreements will further strengthen border management between China and Pakistan.
The agreements conform to the norms of international law. The territory and boundaries are inviolable on the basis of five principles of mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefits and peaceful coexistence.
The documents further reveal that relevant stakeholders i.e. the Ministry of Defence and ISI supported the proposal while Law and Justice Division vetted the draft agreements.
The issue was placed before the federal cabinet in one of its recent meetings which approved signing of Sino-Pak border ports and their management system and boundary management system between China's Xinjiang province and contiguous Pakistani areas.