Pakistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove and the advisor to Balochistan CM Lala Rasheed, on a visit to Gwadar, expressed hope of ending the two-month-long 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT) protests by locals.
A coastal highway in Gwadar was blocked during protests near the port city's Sarbandan area in response to the arrest of 'Haq do Tehreek' leader Hussain Wadala and seven of his supporters, according to a report in Geo News.
Aside from mistrust, the dearth of transparency and the Chinese tendency to shun locals have created resentment amongst the Pakistanis, who are expressing their ire through street protests and violence targeted at the Chinese.
Xi called it "important" to accelerate the construction of auxiliary infrastructure for Gwadar Port to showcase its role in pushing interconnected development in the region.
Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, who led the Gwadar rights movement, has threatened to close the Gwadar port if the demands agreed upon by the provincial government are not fulfilled.
Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, who led the Gwadar rights movement, has threatened to close the Gwadar port from July 21 if the demands agreed by the provincial government are not fulfilled, the Dawn reported.
The China funded Gwadar port in Pakistan promised an economic revolution but it has turned out to be a segregated harbour settlement, whose economic benefits are not enjoyed by the local population.
Numerous protesters carried out a protest rally in the port city of Gwadar on Sunday and threatened to block China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) if the demands to ban illegal trawling in Gwadar and eliminate unnecessary checkpoints, among several other issues are not met.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): Maulana Hidayatur Rahman, the leader of the "Give Rights to Gwadar" movement, alleged that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had become a China-Punjab corridor and Balochistan, on another side, is only receiving disappointment, local media re