Pakistani FM denies his country in China's "debt trap"

TOKYO, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan is not in a "Chinese debt trap", Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said, allaying concerns of immediate default on debt despite the ongoing economic crisis, local media reported.

Bilawal made the remarks in a written interview with Nikkei Asia published on Tuesday during his visit to Japan.

"It is incorrect to claim that Pakistan is in China's debt trap,"