China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

CPEC Projects Stagnate: Lost Momentum and Lingering Questions

The daring hijack of the Jaffar Express in March 2025 by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has once again brought the region’s resentments into sharp focus. The assault, which claimed at least 90 Pakistani soldiers’ lives and saw around 450 passengers taken hostage, highlights the BLA’s commitment to freeing Balochistan from what they view as systematic exploitation by Pakistan. Years of alleged human rights abuses, forced disappearances and economic marginalisation have fuelled widesp...

August 27, 2024 3:11 PM

Pakistan PM says militant attacks aimed at thwarting China cooperation

Attacks by separatist militants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan are aimed at stopping development projects that form part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday. The assaults that began on Sunday, killing more than 70, were the most widespread in years by ethnic militants seeking to win secession of the resource-rich province, home to major China-led projects such as a port and a gold and copper mine. "The terrorists wan...