Even though separatists occasionally try to carry out the odd attack, they are not making a forceful push, the official told the newspaper. Last year, 10 local workers were killed by unidentified gunmen while working near Gwadar port, the linchpin of the economic corridor. One provincial tribal leader said many young men had been persuaded to lay down their weapons by the promise of financial benefits. “Today, young men are not getting attracted to join the insurgents as they did some 10 years ago,” he said. With the start of the Chinese projects in the region, the Baloch separatists had vowed to thwart the project at all cost.

Source: Pakistan Today February 19, 2018 16:55 UTC