The 5GW on the CPEC, in particular the dastardly terrorist attacks on it, are thus a direct function of this policy. The BRI and the CPEC are core national interests of both China and Pakistan. In recent weeks China has expressed its serious concerns over the multifarious challenges that the CPEC is facing and Pakistan’s efforts to meet them head-on. The CPEC is under threat from Afghanistan and Iran-based terrorists and must not be allowed to stagnate. The patchy writ of the government has thus made the CPEC, its Chinese projects, and workers vulnerable to unsparing, cross-border terrorist attacks!

Source: The Nation June 30, 2024 12:13 UTC