Locals Fear Investors In Chinese Trade Hub Are Pushing Them Out Of Gwadar
Locals Fear Investors In Chinese Trade Hub Are Pushing Them Out Of Gwadar January 26, 2021 Share share Print Pakistani millionaires are snapping up real estate in the impoverished city of Gwadar in response to China’s multibillion-dollar investments that aim to transform the coastal area of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan Province into a commercial hub and a lynchpin of Beijing’s footprint in the region. But for those who live in Gwadar, the investments have brought few benefits to daily life. Amid a series of heightened security measures aimed at protecting the projects and investm...
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