The port city of Pakistan, Gwadar, faced a severe drinking water shortage as citizens announced a complete shutdown to draw attention to the current situation, The Nation reported on Sunday.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has faced significant challenges, as indicated by the difficulties both parties have encountered in strengthening their economic ties.
Hakeem Baloch, a journalist and a senior activist of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), who is based in the UK, told ANI that China has been investing heavily in the region for its own economic and military interests
The attack on Chinese convoy near the vital southwestern port of Gwadar, Pakistan on Sunday, can be a major setback for China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as it created fear and uncertainity which is not helpful for investment, reported The Diplomat.
our people were killed and one soldier also died in a shootout in the general area of Charmang of Bajaur district of Pakistan's Balochistan which Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) termed them as 'terrorists', reported the ARY News on Sunday.
"...Conduct a thorough investigation on the attack, severely punish the perpetrators, take practical and effective measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again," the Chinese embassy said in a statement.
They raised concern over the gross human rights violations committed by Pakistan against Baloch, Sindhi and the Pashtuns, and against the Uyghur Muslims by China.
According to the Urdu newspaper, the inauguration of 100 MW of electricity by the Pakistan Prime Minister and the Balochistan National Party (BNP) Chief is a joke with the people of Gwadar.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) top leader Sirajul Haq has called upon the Chief Justice of Pakistan to declare the arrest of the Baloch leader Hidayat Ur Rehman 'illegal' and grant him bail.