Amid displacement of locals due to projects, Chinese face ire of Baloch
Chinese citizens employed in various projects in Pakistan have been facing the ire of Baloch rebel groups for the last few years in the backdrop of severe exploitation of locals in Balochistan. Chinese development and associated infrastructure projects are leading to significant displacement of the Baloch people from their native villages.
China is the primary driving force behind this relocation campaign under the guise of 'development', ET has learnt. The Chinese presence in the Gwadar Port has exacerbated the existing problems.
Last week, a convoy carrying Chinese workers was targeted by the Baloch rebels. Last year, a Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) suicide bomber killed three Chinese academics and their Pakistani driver associated with the Confucious Institute of Karachi University.
In 2021, a suicide bombing targeted a vehicle transporting Chinese nationals in Gwadar. In the same year, a bus attack near the Dasu hydropower plant in the Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claimed the lives nine Chinese workers.
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