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As tensions escalate between India and Pakistan, Chinese defence stocks are rising, fuelled by expectations of a boost in exports from Chinese defence manufacturing companies.
Over the past decade, China has become the primary supplier of military hardware to Pakistan, including fighter jets, submarines, frigates, drones, and missile systems.
Between 2020 and 2024, China emerged as the largest seller of weapons to Pakistan, accounting for 81 per cent of its imports, followed by the Netherlands at 5.5 per cent and Turkey at 3.8 per cent. From 2009 to 2014, China represented 51 per cent of Pakistan&rsquo;s total military imports, which rose to 73 per cent between 2015 and 2019.
In the case of China, Pakistan has become its largest defence export market, accounting for 63 per cent of its exports in 2020-24 as compared to 41 per cent in 2009-14.
This heavy military dependence of Pakistan has led to rising investor confidence in Chinese defence stocks. China and Pakistan have long-standing political ties, with diplomatic relations established in 1951. China has also been Pakistan's most important defence partner since the end of the Cold War, according to the US Institute of Peace.
CNBC reported that AVIC, through its subsidiary AVIC Chengdu Aircraft, manufactures the J-10C fighter jets reportedly used by Pakistan in the recent conflict. Another subsidiary, AVIC Aerospace, which produces military aircraft and helicopters, saw its Hong Kong-listed shares rise over 6 per cent. And Shenzhen-listed stocks of AVIC Chengdu Aircraft surged as much as over 16 per cent. It last traded 8.31 per cent higher at 11.40 a.m. local time. On Wednesday, its stocks rose 17.05 per cent, marking the most significant gain since last October.
Shares of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, which builds military and civilian vessels, inched up 0.4 per cent.
<h2 dir="ltr">China-Pakistan defence deals</h2>
Over the years, Pakistan has secured several major defence deals with China, with the estimated total value of these agreements spanning billions of dollars. In 2015, Pakistan signed a deal worth $5 billion for eight Type-041 submarines. Three years later, in 2018, it purchased four Type-054A/P frigates for approximately $1.4 billion.
The following years saw further acquisitions, including the purchase of 36 J-10CE jets in 2022 for an estimated $1.5&ndash;2 billion. Since 2007, the JF-17 Fighter Jet Programme has been a significant investment, with an estimated cost of $2&ndash;3 billion. In 2018, Pakistan also acquired 48 Wing Loong II drones, costing around $200&ndash;300 million.
More recently, in 2021, Pakistan bought HQ-9 surface-to-air missile defence systems and PL-15 air-to-air missiles for about $650&ndash;900 million, and in 2022, it purchased Z-10ME helicopters for an estimated $150&ndash;240 million.
Throughout these transactions, China has supported Pakistan with low-interest financing and flexible payment terms, enabling the country to continue these imports despite its ongoing economic challenges.
Pakistan was the fifth largest buyer of arms in 2020-24, its share jumping to 4.6 per cent from 2.8 per cent in 2015-19.
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Business & Economy: Between 2020 and 2024, China emerged as the largest seller of weapons to Pakistan, accounting for 81 per cent of its imports

As tensions escalate between India and Pakistan, Chinese defence stocks are rising, fuelled by expectations of a boost in exports from Chinese defence manufacturing companies. Over the past decade, China has become the primary supplier of military hardware to Pakistan, including fighter jets, submarines, frigates, drones, and missile systems. Between 2020 and 2024, China emerged as the largest seller of weapons to Pakistan, accounting for 81 per cent of its imports, followed by the Netherlands at 5.5 per cent and Turkey at 3.8 per cent. From 2009 to 2014, China represented 51 per cent of Pakistan’s total military imports, which rose to 73 per cent between 2015 and 2019. In the case of China, Pakistan has become its largest defence export market, accounting for 63 per cent of its exports in 2020-24 as compared to 41 per cent in 2009-14. This heavy military dependence of Pakistan has led to rising investor confidence in Chinese defence stocks. China and Pakistan have long-standing political ties, with diplomatic relations established in 1951. China has also been Pakistan's most important defence partner since the end of the Cold War, according to the US Institute of Peace. CNBC reported that AVIC, through its subsidiary AVIC Chengdu Aircraft, manufactures the J-10C fighter jets reportedly used by Pakistan in the recent conflict. Another subsidiary, AVIC Aerospace, which produces military aircraft and helicopters, saw its Hong Kong-listed shares rise over 6 per cent. And Shenzhen-listed stocks of AVIC Chengdu Aircraft surged as much as over 16 per cent. It last traded 8.31 per cent higher at 11.40 a.m. local time. On Wednesday, its stocks rose 17.05 per cent, marking the most significant gain since last October. Shares of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, which builds military and civilian vessels, inched up 0.4 per cent. China-Pakistan defence deals Over the years, Pakistan has secured several major defence deals with China, with the estimated total value of these agreements spanning billions of dollars. In 2015, Pakistan signed a deal worth $5 billion for eight Type-041 submarines. Three years later, in 2018, it purchased four Type-054A/P frigates for approximately $1.4 billion. The following years saw further acquisitions, including the purchase of 36 J-10CE jets in 2022 for an estimated $1.5–2 billion. Since 2007, the JF-17 Fighter Jet Programme has been a significant investment, with an estimated cost of $2–3 billion. In 2018, Pakistan also acquired 48 Wing Loong II drones, costing around $200–300 million. More recently, in 2021, Pakistan bought HQ-9 surface-to-air missile defence systems and PL-15 air-to-air missiles for about $650–900 million, and in 2022, it purchased Z-10ME helicopters for an estimated $150–240 million. Throughout these transactions, China has supported Pakistan with low-interest financing and flexible payment terms, enabling the country to continue these imports despite its ongoing economic challenges. Pakistan was the fifth largest buyer of arms in 2020-24, its share jumping to 4.6 per cent from 2.8 per cent in 2015-19.

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Since 1947, relations between India and Pakistan has been through many high and low periods, but recent clashes could exacerbate matters and lead to a full-blown military conflict between the two nuclear-powered nations, as per the Munich Security Report 2020.

Since 1947, relations between India and Pakistan has been through many high and low periods, but recent clashes could exacerbate matters and lead to a full-blown military conflict between the two nuclear-powered nations, as per the Munich Security Report 2020. The report cited that in the event of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan, a death toll as high as 50-125 million people could be inevitable by 2025. As per the report, tensions between the main powers in the region are still active, namely India, Pakistan, and increasingly also China. "With India having completed its nuclear triad and Pakistan intending to do so, the risk of a regional nuclear arms race adds another delicate component to a worsening security situation," the report stated. Also read: India, Pakistan nuclear war could span for less than a week and 'kill 50-125 million people' - Study The report also takes into consideration the security situation in Afghanistan, which remains volatile to this day as well as the Pulwama attack which took place on February 14, 2019. The resulting escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan led to military exchanges between the two countries. "In this strained situation, any attack committed by the Kashmiri insurgency bears the risk of escalation, culminating into a military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed powers," the report further stated. The report, after assuming that India and Pakistan have a minimum of 100 and 150 strategic nuclear weapons, stated that a nuclear war between the two countries will deliver 15 to 100 kilotons of nuclear warheads and result in 16-36 million tons of black carbon smoke being released. Watch: UN Chief Guterres calls for Indo-Pak dialogue This would result in a 20-35 per cent decline in surface sunlight, 15-30 per cent decline in productivity on land and 5-15 per cent in oceans, with 50-125 million immediate deaths. The release of the report follows closely after India paid tributes to the martyrs of the Pulwama attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel. The attack was orchestrated by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) who sent a suicide bomber who blew himself off along the Jammu-Srinagar highway. India's retaliation to the underhanded ploy came in the form of an airstrike, which decimated a JeM training facility in Balakot, Pakistan.

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The US has asked India and Pakistan to de-escalate their tension and avoid military to resolve their differences.

Responding to reporters questions over the current situation between India and Pakistan, a State Department spokesperson joined the White House and the Pentagon urging India and Pakistan to cease all cross-border military activity and for a return to stability, the spokesperson said.

''We urge both sides to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation, including through direct communication. Further military activity will exacerbate the situation,'' the spokesperson added.&nbsp;

The US also asked Pakistan to abide by its UN Security Council commitments to deny terrorists safe haven and block their access to funds.

''Cross-border terrorism, such as the recent attack on India's CRPF on February 14, poses a grave threat to the security of the region. We reiterate our call for Pakistan to abide by its United Nations Security Council commitments to deny terrorists safe haven and block their access to funds, the spokesperson said.

This US statement came after India on Wednesday handed over to Pakistan a dossier on specific details" of involvement of the Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) in the Pulwama terror attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as also the presence of camps of the UN-proscribed terror outfit in that country.

The Ministry of External Affairs handed over the dossier Pakistan's Acting High Commissioner on Wednesday.

It was conveyed that India expects Pakistan to take immediate and verifiable action against terrorism emanating from territories under its control.

Forty CRPF personnel were killed in a suicide attack by Pakistan-based JeM in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14, sparking outrage in the country.

With PTI inputs&nbsp;

The US has asked India and Pakistan to de-escalate their tension and avoid military to resolve their differences. Responding to reporters questions over the current situation between India and Pakistan, a State Department spokesperson joined the White House and the Pentagon urging India and Pakistan to cease all cross-border military activity and for a return to stability, the spokesperson said.

The US has asked India and Pakistan to de-escalate their tension and avoid military to resolve their differences. Responding to reporters questions over the current situation between India and Pakistan, a State Department spokesperson joined the White House and the Pentagon urging India and Pakistan to cease all cross-border military activity and for a return to stability, the spokesperson said. ''We urge both sides to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation, including through direct communication. Further military activity will exacerbate the situation,'' the spokesperson added. The US also asked Pakistan to abide by its UN Security Council commitments to deny terrorists safe haven and block their access to funds. ''Cross-border terrorism, such as the recent attack on India's CRPF on February 14, poses a grave threat to the security of the region. We reiterate our call for Pakistan to abide by its United Nations Security Council commitments to deny terrorists safe haven and block their access to funds, the spokesperson said. This US statement came after India on Wednesday handed over to Pakistan a dossier on specific details" of involvement of the Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) in the Pulwama terror attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as also the presence of camps of the UN-proscribed terror outfit in that country. The Ministry of External Affairs handed over the dossier Pakistan's Acting High Commissioner on Wednesday. It was conveyed that India expects Pakistan to take immediate and verifiable action against terrorism emanating from territories under its control. Forty CRPF personnel were killed in a suicide attack by Pakistan-based JeM in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14, sparking outrage in the country. With PTI inputs

US asks India and Pakistan to de-escalate tension, avoid military to resolve differences

Pakistan&#39;s foreign office Thursday summoned India&#39;s deputy high commissioner JP Singh over alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian Army across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir that killed a man and injured three others. 
 
The Foreign Office said in a statement that Indian security forces violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Tandar, Subzkot, Khuiratta, Baroh, Bagsar, Khanjar sectors in PoK early today.

The cross-border firing was initiated by Pakistani troops to provide cover to terrorists and the Indian troops responded in self-defence, sources told ANI.

School across villages lying along the LoC, the de facto border that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, were shut down by district authorities as a precautionary measure, Reuters reported.

This is not the first time Pakistan has summoned India&#39;s deputy high commissioner over alleged &quot;unprovoked&quot; firing by Indian troops.

On the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, two Pakistan Army soldiers were injured in retaliatory firing by the Indian Army after a ceasefire violation in Rajouri district&#39;s Nowshera sector.&nbsp;

A 35-year-old woman, Akhtar Bi, was killed and her 40-year-old husband, Mohmmad Hanief, injured in the ceasefire violation.&nbsp;

Pakistani troops reportedly fired 120 mm mortars early this morning in the area. A reportedly shell hit a village in the Laam belt of the sector.&nbsp;

Pakistan committed six ceasefire violations across the LoC in April.

After their soldier was brutally mutilated by the Pakistan Army in the Valley&#39;s Krishna Ghati, the Indian Army has been strengthening its counter-infiltration grid along the LoC to hunt for terrorists.

The Pakistan Army last week carried out unprovoked Rocket and Mortar firing on two forward posts on LoC in Krishna Ghati sector. &nbsp;

A Border Action Team, which operates across the LoC, attacked a patrol operating between the two posts and mutilated the bodies of two Indian soldiers in the patrol.&nbsp;

(WION with inputs from PTI)&nbsp;

A woman was killed and her husband was injured in the ceasefire violation

Pakistan's foreign office Thursday summoned India's deputy high commissioner JP Singh over alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian Army across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir that killed a man and injured three others. The Foreign Office said in a statement that Indian security forces violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Tandar, Subzkot, Khuiratta, Baroh, Bagsar, Khanjar sectors in PoK early today. The cross-border firing was initiated by Pakistani troops to provide cover to terrorists and the Indian troops responded in self-defence, sources told ANI. School across villages lying along the LoC, the de facto border that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, were shut down by district authorities as a precautionary measure, Reuters reported. This is not the first time Pakistan has summoned India's deputy high commissioner over alleged "unprovoked" firing by Indian troops. On the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, two Pakistan Army soldiers were injured in retaliatory firing by the Indian Army after a ceasefire violation in Rajouri district's Nowshera sector. A 35-year-old woman, Akhtar Bi, was killed and her 40-year-old husband, Mohmmad Hanief, injured in the ceasefire violation. Pakistani troops reportedly fired 120 mm mortars early this morning in the area. A reportedly shell hit a village in the Laam belt of the sector. Pakistan committed six ceasefire violations across the LoC in April. After their soldier was brutally mutilated by the Pakistan Army in the Valley's Krishna Ghati, the Indian Army has been strengthening its counter-infiltration grid along the LoC to hunt for terrorists. The Pakistan Army last week carried out unprovoked Rocket and Mortar firing on two forward posts on LoC in Krishna Ghati sector. A Border Action Team, which operates across the LoC, attacked a patrol operating between the two posts and mutilated the bodies of two Indian soldiers in the patrol. (WION with inputs from PTI)

Pakistan summons India's deputy high commissioner over alleged ceasefire violations