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Pakistan: Chinese man arrested for blasphemy released on bail
The Chinese engineer, who had been detained at the Dasu hydropower project in Kohistan district earlier this month after a crowd accused him of committing blasphemy, was released on bail on the orders of Judge Sajjad Ahmad Jan
Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir in China to discuss CPEC security, military co-operation
Pakistan Army chief will discuss security issues with the Chinese, including security for projects related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The CPEC has faced regular attacks from the Pakistani Taliban and Baloch insurgents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
Pakistan: Insurgents destroy several Chinese mobile towers along CPEC route in Balochistan
Several Baloch groups have claimed that the Pakistan administration is deceiving the locals in order to prolong its occupancy of the territory and plunder the people and their resources by promoting the CPEC projects as being essential to the development of the Baloch people and Balochistan
Global Watch | With Pakistan in crisis, can Balochistan secede and decolonise
It is just a matter of time before Balochistan, which has been forcibly kept with Pakistan against the wishes of the Balochis, becomes an independent nation
US tries to step in as Taliban, Baloch attacks force China to flee Pakistan
Chinese citizens working on projects by the China government in Pakistan have faced a series of attacks by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) - also known as the Pakistani Taliban - and Baloch groups
Worried about Chinese influence in South Asia, US warns Pakistan against close ties with China
Traditionally a close ally of the US over its extremely brief history of around seven decades, in recent years Pakistan has become increasingly dominated by China
Gilgit-Baltistan: A region at crossroads amid neglect, CPEC expansion and a social uprising to unite with India
The new monster for the people of Gilgit and Baltistan is the CPEC initiated by China with active collaboration from Pakistan. There is also a greater clamour from the people of Pakistan Occupied Gilgit Baltistan for a reunion with India
Twitter shoots down Pakistan's request to block Indian documentary on Balochistan
China has invested heavily in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which passes through the Balochistan. As resentment against China grows in Balochistan, attacks against Chinese nationals in the south western province of Pakistan have seen a surge over the last few years
Balochistan: Massive resistance against China threatens Pakistan's security
The CPEC projects and the operations by the Pakistan Army to secure them have resulted in mass displacement of the local population in the Gwadar region of Balochistan while a host of restrictions have been placed on local fishermen because of the construction of the Gwadar port
Afghanistan: China begs Taliban for security, agrees to provide modern weapons
China's move to provide weapons to the Afghan Taliban threatens to undermine peace and geopolitical stability in the region amid an unstable economic and security situation in Pakistan and chronic violence in Afghanistan
To get on right side of Taliban, China offers sophisticated weapons in lieu of stopping attacks on its citizens
In order to combat the challenges being faced by Chinese interests in the region, China has sought to arm the Taliban with modern weapons, ostensibly to help the Islamist rulers of Afghanistan to combat terrorism and extremism
Chinese projects in Indian Ocean region pose big threat to India, say IPS top brass
Several top Indian Police Service (IPS) officers at a recently concluded conference of DGPs and IGPs have submitted papers that claim that China wants to reduce India’s influence in the Indian Ocean region and force the Indian leadership to accept Chinese domination in bilateral issues
Pakistan: Attacks, protests raise security concerns over China’s investments in Balochistan
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) connects Pakistan’s Gwadar port in the Balochistan province with China’s Xinjiang province as the centrepiece of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China, which is budgeted at 60 billion US dollars
Pakistan helps China steal Balochistan’s resources as locals remain impoverished
Balochistan, which Pakistan’s largest province by area, is being robbed of its natural resources by an exploitative China through the CPEC which is a part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of the Chinese government
China and Pakistan ‘want dialogue’, but make it unacceptable to India
It is anybody’s guess how and why should China talk about CPEC, which passes through what patently and blatantly is Indian territory — and expect India not to react, but to cooperate
All Chinese CPEC workers in Pakistan to move in bullet-proof cars: Report
Pakistan and China have agreed to use bullet-proof vehicles for all outdoor movements of the Chinese nationals working on the CPEC projects in Pakistan to protect them from terrorist attacks after Beijing expressed concern over their security, according to a media report on Sunday.
What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative and why was S Jaishankar critical of it at SCO meet?
In a veiled reference to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), external affairs minister S Jaishankar said at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting that ‘connectivity projects should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of member states and respect international law’
Pakistan, China agree to further expand Economic Corridor
The meeting took place at China's Great Hall of the People during which the two leaders discussed the broad-based cooperation in economy and investment
Pakistan PM Sharif meets Chinese president Xi; both agree to strengthen all-weather ties, CPEC
On his maiden visit to Beijing, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during which the two leaders agreed to strengthen the all-weather friendship and the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Explained: Why Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to China is significant
Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif is in China for a two-day visit where he hopes to revitalise the $60-billion CPEC project as well as seek debt relief. He will also be the first foreign leader to congratulate China’s Xi Jinping for securing a third five-year term