China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to be extended to Afghanistan

China, Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday have agreed to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi had held an informal trilateral meeting in China. India has opposed the $60-billion CPEC construction as it is being laid through PoK.