Chinese Nationals Attacked in Pakistan and Mali, Both Related to the CCP’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’
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In two separate incidents on July 14 and 17, Chinese nationals working on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Pakistan and Mali were attacked. Among them, nine Chinese nationals in Pakistan died, and three in Mali were kidnapped.
According to Dawn, a local news network in Pakistan, on July 14, a bus full of laborers on its way to a local construction site, exploded and fell into a ravine killing 13 and injuring 28. Among the 13 killed, nine were Chinese nationals. They were heading towards the site of a tunnel being built as part of the 4300-megawatt Dasu hydropower project called the Dasu Dam.
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Pakistan rejects Indian remarks on Kashmir, CPEC and Afghan situation
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Pakistan has categorically rejected the baseless and irresponsible remarks made by Indian State Minister for External Affairs in the Parliament regarding the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, situation in Afghanistan and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said India cannot divert attention from its illegal occupation and human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) with fabricated claims.
He said Jammu and Kashmir remains an internationally recognized dispute, pending resolution in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions and the wishes of the people of Kashmir.
Pakistan rejects Indian minister’s CPEC claim
Says regurgitation of false and fabricated claims by India can’t change facts
July 25, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan has categorically rejected “baseless and irresponsible” remarks made by Indian state minister for external affairs in the Indian Parliament regarding the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, situation in Afghanistan and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
“Regurgitation of false and fabricated claims by India can neither change the facts nor divert attention from India’s illegal occupation and human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK),” Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said on Saturday.
THE Makran division holds strategic significance for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as it is home to Gwadar and its seaport. Despite its great importance, the division is not integrated with the national grid and receives no electricity produced in Pakistan. The entire division depends on Iranian electricity, rendering Iran the authority to cut off electricity at its own discretion.
Normally, Makran receives 125MW electricity from Iran which is further divided among its three districts: Gwadar, Turbat and Panjgur. This power supply is insufficient for even one of these districts. Hence, all the areas remain out of power for most parts of the day.