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Pakistan: Protesters block China trade route over power outages in harsh winter
Residents of Aliabad, Pakistan, block major trade route to China in protest over severe power outages lasting up to 20 hours, impacting bilateral trade and regional tourism during winter months.
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Pakistan: Govt. pledges increased security for Chinese projects after fatal bombing; critics say local rights neglected
Pakistan pledges improved security for Chinese infrastructure projects after two Chinese engineers are killed in Karachi, while critics highlight ongoing concerns over local rights and economic benefits in Balochistan region
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Pakistan: Airport suicide bombing kills two Chinese national workers adding to repeated attacks on Chinese-backed infrastructure projects
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Pakistan: China-funded Gwadar airport opening postponed amid security concerns & protests, raising fears of underutilization
Pakistan delays opening of $246 million China-funded New Gwadar International Airport due to security fears and mass protests, raising concerns about potential underutilization and comparisons to Sri Lanka's "world's emptiest international airport."
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Pakistan: New China-backed airport in Balochistan sparks protests over resource exploitation & human rights concerns
Inauguration of China-backed Gwadar airport in Pakistan's Balochistan province fuels mass protests by ethnic Baloch, who claim resource exploitation and human rights abuses linked to CPEC projects.
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Pakistan: Violent protests in Gwadar heighten security concerns for Chinese-funded Belt and Road projects, raising questions about CPEC's future
Violent protests in Gwadar, Pakistan, escalate security concerns for Chinese-funded Belt and Road Initiative projects, particularly the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Gwadar port, prompting debates on the future of these investments and potential security measures amid local tensions and alleged human rights violations.
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Pakistan: Tensions rise in Gwadar as violent military crackdown and mass arrests target Baloch protests against rights abuses
Beginning on 28 July 2024, tensions escalated in Gwadar, Pakistan, due to a violent military crackdown on protests by the ethnic Baloch group, including two reported deaths and several injuries to both protesters and military forces. Dozens of protesters were arrested during the Baloch Raji Machi gathering against alleged human rights violations, with authorities imposing movement restrictions and assembly bans, sparking criticism from rights groups.
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Pakistan: Increased security for Chinese projects sparks local resentment as militants step up counter-terrorism operations
Pakistan's enhanced security measures for Chinese workers in CPEC projects, including military divisions and restricted access, spark local resentment and raise concerns about civil liberties amid ongoing militant threats and Baloch insurgency.
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Pakistan: Police thwart attempted attack on Chinese workers in Karachi
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Pakistan: New plans for Gwadar coal plant raises questions over climate pledges of China and Pakistan
Progress towards building a coal power plant in Gwadar raises questions about the climate pledges of both China and Pakistan
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Pakistan: Understanding the disquietude in Gwadar in the context of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor
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瓜达尔民众不满未从中巴经济走廊受益而持续示威，人权组织批评警方镇压和媒体封锁
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Pakistan: Mass arrests and imposition of emergency law following protests against China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in Gwadar has a chilling effect, warns right group
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Gwadar protest leader warns Chinese to leave key Belt and Road port
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Pakistan: Chinese workers remain targets of attack as China's massive infrastructure investment meets resistance
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Pakistan: China-funded Gwadar port frustrates local residents as infrastructure promise falls short and concerns over livelihoods grow
The Gwadar seaport was supposed to develop the local economy, connect Pakistan to the world, and give China access to the Indian Ocean. So why aren’t locals happy with it?
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Pakistan: Gwadar protesters threaten to block projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to extend to Afghanistan although security and environmental issues loom large
Officials have exclusively confirmed that road and rail projects will be extended to Afghanistan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
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Pakistan: Belt and Road revival at risk as Gwadar protests continue
Ambitious local leader threatens to create headaches for PM Sharif and China
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China's Belt and Road as contributing factor to ethnic tensions in Global South
Pakistan’s CPEC is a case study in Chinese investment further disenfranchising ethnic minority groups – in this case, the Baloch.
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Pakistan: Protesters block highway after arrest of women accused of attack plot against Chinese citizens
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UNPO submits complaint to UN on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor's human rights impact on minorities and indigenous communities
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Pakistan: The changing dynamics of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
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Pakistan: Government seeks to defuse tensions as fishermen and residents of Gwadar protest China's port project
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Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan promises strong action against illegal fishing by trawlers off Gwadar coast
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Pakistan: Women and children join protest in solidarity with people's movement against China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
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Pakistan: Massive protests as water shortages and threats to livelihoods increase with China's massive belt and road projects in Gwadar
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Pakistan: Protests against China’s Belt and Road break out in Gwadar
Demonstrations shut down Gwadar, where Chinese are blamed for lack of water and electricity and threat to local fishing.
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Pakistan: Two killed in suicide bombing targeting Chinese workers in Gwadar
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巴基斯坦：瓜德尔港发生针对中国基建工人的自杀式袭击 两儿童死亡
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巴基斯坦：公车爆炸案造成至少12人包括中国公民死亡 北京谴责袭击并派员到当地调查
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Pakistan: Chinese investigators visit site of bus blast in northern Pakistan
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Pakistan: Bus blast kills 13 including Chinese workers
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Pakistan: Gwadar fishermen hold rally against grant of fishing rights to Chinese trawlers
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Pakistan: Promised improvements for local Gwadar people under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor not realised [Video]
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Chinese fishing vessels threaten the livelihood of small fishermen says Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum