I was unsure about that part, which is why I said "possibly".
Why else would he have done it though?
Capitalism-Communism Drama of CETO and SENTO. Basically the early high command of our armed forces was immensely British influenced as they were former WW2 soldiers of British army!
dabong1
But Ayub Khan did certain good things too viz a viz Pak China friendship so i wont really critise him that much other then this missed opportunity.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
We sorted out our border issues with china thus laying the foundation of our friendship.......in actual fact pakistan eneded up with more land under the deal then the chinese.
China maintained control over more of the disputed territory, but the agreement overall was more favourable to Pakistan. China kept roughly 5,309 square kilometres it contested in the Shaksgam Valley. However, it transferred control of some 1,942 square kilometres of territory in the Oprang Valley to Pakistan, which also maintained control over an additional 1,554 square kilometres of territory it already held. On balance, Pakistan seems to have gained more from the deal, as the final borderline followed closely the line of actual control advocated by Pakistan. China not only abandoned its claims to the Hunza, but Pakistan also received grazing areas in the Prang and Bund Darwaza valleys, the Kharachanai salt mine, and the town of Sokh Bulaq. In addition, Pakistan kept control over three-fourths of K2 as well as six of seven disputed mountain passes. Finally, Pakistan transferred no territory already under its control to China. It was instead China which transferred control of some 1,942 square kilometres to Pakistan. When will the half-a-century-old lie the country has been fed on be laid to rest? In any settlement in the future
Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah's unwise venture during a trip abroad in 1965 when he met Prime Minister Zhou Enlai in Algiers and was afterwards arrested and detained at Kodaikanal, and later New Delhi, for nearly three years. Released on Id day, January 2, 1968, he gave a press conference two days later on the lawns of 3, Kotla Lane, New Delhi, where he was detained. It remained his home for quite some time. Over 150 correspondents grilled him. The transcript speaks for itself:
Q.: Throw some light on your meeting with Mr. Zhou Enlai.
Sheikh Abdullah: I was in Algiers and Zhou Enlai suddenly came there one morning. I wanted to know from the horse's mouth about Kashmir, parts of whose area are controlled by India, another part by Pakistan and a portion thereof now is under China also. Naturally, I thought, let me see what has happened. So, I had a talk. Zhou Enlai said: Pakistan being in de facto control of that area, we thought that we must straighten the border on that side.
We talked with Pakistan and we have put a clause in the agreement that it is temporary; and ultimately when the question of Kashmir is resolved the matter will again be taken up at the time.' Then he talked about India. Next day I reported the whole thing to the Foreign Minister of India through the Indian Ambassador. First the Indian Ambassador avoided me but I did not avoid him. I gave him in writing and requested him to transmit it immediately to the Foreign Minister. It is only a question of trust. But I got indications that probably my friends in India did not trust me. (He was arrested nonetheless.)