Hundreds protest in Gwadar, Pakistan, against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC)

Gwadar (Pakistan) – Locals take to the streets in Gwadar, Baluchistan in Pakistan, to protest the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Locals were always against this highway.  Fishermen too are participating in the protest as they have been hit hard by China’s seizure of the port of Gwadar. Locals claim that they have not been provided with basic needs like health and education.

In Pakistan, backlash against CPEC is growing. Thousands have hit the streets in Gwadar to oppose Chinese investments. The protesters have warned that they will block CPEC work, if their demands are not met.https://t.co/bzy628G9L9

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Provincial General Secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Balochistan Maulana Hidayat ur Rehman said the protests would continue until their demands were met. The Government is not serious about resolving the problems of the local people living in the region, he said.