Massive protests rock Balochistan over alleged attempts to turn China-backed Gwadar Port into military zone
Balochistan province over the administration’s decision to turn the area around the China-built Gwadar port into a military installation zone.
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The Pakistani military is facing the ire of local protesters after the army, it is learnt, tried to thwart the unrest at Gwadar in a high-handed manner.
What reportedly sparked public discontent was the provincial government’s decision to resume fencing of the port city of Gwadar, a move aimed at protecting the Chinese nationals working there and their projects from potential threat due to the rise in armed activities of Baloch sub-nationalist groups, according to Pakistan watchers.
Fencing of Gwadar was perceived as turning the commercially important area into a military garrison and denying the common people access to the city.
Baloch Yakjethi Committee (BYC), a civil society group led by Baloch women, had said they would organise a national gathering (Baloch Razi Muchhi) at Gwadar on July 28 to apprise the locals of their rights vis-à-vis the coasts and natural resources and the disappearances of Balochis, allegedly orchestrated by the Pakistani military establishment.
Dr. Maharang Baloch, leader of BYC, who had pioneered a civilian protest of the Baloch people in Islamabad earlier this year, urged the Balochis to gather in Gwadar on Sunday and peacefully demonstrate against the alleged atrocities of
