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Pakistan, China vow to tap full potential of Gwadar port, free zone under CPEC

Balochistan & CPEC: China s Achilles Heel

Balochistan & CPEC: China s Achilles Heel SECTIONS Share Synopsis The progress on CPEC has reportedly slowed down due to the economic downturn, restrictions by the IMF’s bail-out programme on fresh borrowings, outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Beijing also appears hesitant to take up new projects due to bureaucratic inertia and security concerns. Agencies As many as 92% of Balochistan districts are classified as high deprived. Even the gas-rich Dera Bugti district has the lowest HDI in Pak. Balochistan has the lowest literacy rate (43%), including the least net enrolment rate for primary schools. Situation in Balochistan, Pakistan’s biggest province, could emerge as Achilles Heel for China’s mega BRI and its jewel in the crown

Barbed wire to protect Chinese Belt & Road projects in Pakistan

Barbed wire to protect Chinese Belt & Road projects in Pakistan New Straits Times © Provided by New Straits Times PAKISTAN S military will be fencing up large parts of the port city of Gwadar with barbed wire, to protect China s Belt and Road projects in the area from potential attacks by insurgents. Authorities in Pakistan s southwestern province of Balochistan plan to fence off 24 sq km of the city, which will be the heart of the US$50 billion Belt and Road projects in the country. According to an op-ed in the local daily Dawn , Gwadar will become the first sealed city in Pakistan on the premise of security.

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