The issues facing the NJHP project indicate a deeper problem in Pak-China cooperation in the power sector. Pakistan owes around PKR300 billion to the Chinese independent power producers (IPPs) and the liability has become a sore point in the bilateral relations.
The US-Pakistan reset won't lessen China's dependence and the scope for improved US-Pakistan ties is limited while China remains Islamabad's biggest source of finance, arms and investment.
The Baloch have begun targeting Chinese workers and contractors and have even begun destroying public property to oppose Islamabad's backing of Chinese investments.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday highlighted the importance of the great epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana while explaining diplomacy.
The people of Gwadar remain deprived of clean drinking water and other basic facilities. Gwadar being the centre of economic development, did not change the fate of its people, writes Abdel.
Pakistan Consulate tweet referred to Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs being thankful to China for support to flood victims and then mentioned concerns regarding the Uyghur community. Islamabad said account was hacked.
China has treated Pakistan and Afghanistan as its backyard since the exit of the United States from the scene, however, the security of its investments in the region is in limbo.
Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan are caught in China's debt track but while China has offered a bailout package to Pakistan, it has refused to defer loan repayments of Sri Lanka, True Ceylon News reported.
In his address, Jaishankar took veiled digs at Pakistan for cross-border terrorism against India and at China for blocking the black-listing of Pakistan-based terrorists at the United Nations.
Following Pakistan, Cambodia and Singapore are listed at the second spot while Thailand at third position, as per the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty report.