Two killed in suicide bombing targeting Chinese nationals in southwest Pakistan

[jamal18]

Please keep your silly conspiracy theories to yourself. If the US had a problem with CPEC, CPEC wouldn't happen, take a good look at your neighbor Iran and let me know how much FDI Iran has seen in the last few years.

So China has opened an entirely new route for oil supplies and this has no strategic implications?

Go do your homework, and I don't take orders from you.

 

[SQ8]

No. I'm not doubting it.

As you are already aware, Americans and Indians have already left Afghanistan (no doubts there), a place from where we were accused of spreading terrorism inside Pakistan. But the terrorist attacks in Pakistan doesnt seem to end even after we leaving.

So,
1) Did we leave at all? (This is because we allegedly ran the terrorism network from Afghanistan, these terror attacks cant happen without we being there, yes?)
Or
2) Were all those terror allegations on India (from Afghanistan) were false after all!

Which one is it?

Leaving - not left yet. Meaning the assets on the ground are active and your government is doing a last ditch “use it or lose it” effort.

 

[Maula Jatt]

this mess will be cleaned within 2-3 years IA

 

[dbc]

So China has opened an entirely new route for oli supplies and this has no strategic implications?

Go do your homework, and I don't take oreders from you.

homework? wake up, China already has land and rail routes to central Asia and Europe bypassing Pakistan. Same with oil and gas, Pakistan does not feature prominently in Chinese plans for trade or energy security.

Map: Connecting central Asia

A ribbon of road, rail and energy projects to help increase trade

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[Kuru]

Leaving - not left yet. Meaning the assets on the ground are active and your government is doing a last ditch “use it or lose it” effort.

Okay then I guess there will be 0 terrorist attacks in Pakistan in a few days from now and I hope that happens.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Mrc]

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So no car is damaged what's burning is the bomber


There needs to b safe city gwader and safe city quetta projects

 

[Pak Nationalist]

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...nese-nationals-southwest-pakistan-2021-08-20/
QUETTA, Pakistan, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A suicide bombing targeting a vehicle carrying Chinese nationals in south west Pakistan killed two children and wounded three on Friday, police officials said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

"Two children have been killed and three injured in the attack," Liaquat Shahwani, a spokesman for the Balochistan government, told Reuters.

The suicide blast took place at the East Bay Road in the port city of Gwadar around 7 p.m.. Chinese nationals sustained minor injuries, a police statement said.


Gwadar is in the southwestern province of Balochistan, where separatist militants have waged a long-running insurgency.

The attack came after the bus attack in the northwestern Pakistani province of Khyber-Paktunkhwa in which 13 people, including nine Chinese workers and two Pakistani soldiers were killed earlier in the month. read more

China is heavily involved in the development of the Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea as part of a $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which is itself part of China's Belt and Road infrastructure project.

Reporting by Syed Raza Hassan; Editing by Alex Richardson

As the vernacular goes, truck ki batti was fencing the borders and the terrorism would cease, then an end to Indian presence in Afghanistan would settle terrorism, then an end to Iran harboring BLF would reduce terrorism post-signing 400Billion USD strategic pact with China.

This should tell us that the actual problem lies elsewhere. Can China not influence an isolated Iran to stop giving refuge to BLF? The fence was a farce, tunnels dug underneath it are allowing free movement of men and materiel per locals living close the borders. Indians have already airlifted the leadership elements of their proxies to India.

The question is where does the real problem lie? It lies in Balochistan itself and the incapability of our intelligence and security apparatus. They are incapable because there is no pressure on them from the public to up their game. Not much has changed from the days of feraris and their camps during Musharraf era. The insurgent footsoldier is present in Balochistan if not the high-level leadership itself. He moves about freely, attacking isolated outposts of paramilitary in large groups without detection (attack on FC post in Bolan earlier this year where 40 or more insurgents attacked the outpost).

It is time to stop following the truck ki battis while being overly optimistic and realize that terrorists now operate on our own land with impunity and instead of blaming outsiders, we need to increase the capacity of our intelligence and law enforcement agencies. As for blaming or complaining about RAW etc, there is no need to complain, what is needed is an equivalent response on the enemy's home turf after each act of terror on Pakistani soil. That is how you deter external support for terrorism.

BTW, while all this is happening, post dasu, the Chinese investment in the month of July fell 80%. This at the time when we need every dollar we can get, the import bill is projected to be touching 70-80 billion USD this year with hardly 30 billion USD worth of exports, some 30 billion USD worth of remittances. Debt repayments are on top of the import-led outflows as well. One cannot understand what else an economic war looks like. Pakistan is being pushed towards bankruptcy with terrorism while the decision-makers are busy doing who known what.

 

[ghazi52]

It is very easy to blame...................

 

[Areesh]

As the vernacular goes, truck ki batti was fencing the borders and the terrorism would cease, then an end to Indian presence in Afghanistan would settle terrorism, then an end to Iran harboring BLF would reduce terrorism post-signing 400Billion USD strategic pact with China.

This should tell us that the actual problem lies elsewhere. Can China not influence an isolated Iran to stop giving refuge to BLF? The fence was a farce, tunnels dug underneath it are allowing free movement of men and materiel per locals living close the borders. Indians have already airlifted the leadership elements of their proxies to India.

The question is where does the real problem lie? It lies in Balochistan itself and the incapability of our intelligence and security apparatus. They are incapable because there is no pressure on them from the public to up their game. Not much has changed from the days of feraris and their camps during Musharraf era. The insurgent footsoldier is present in Balochistan if not the high-level leadership itself. He moves about freely, attacking isolated outposts of paramilitary in large groups without detection (attack on FC post in Bolan earlier this year where 40 or more insurgents attacked the outpost).

It is time to stop following the truck ki battis while being overly optimistic and realizing that terrorists now operate on our own land with impunity and instead of blaming outsiders, we need to increase the capacity of our intelligence and law enforcement agencies. As for blaming or complaining about RAW etc, there is no need to complain, what is needed is an equivalent response on the enemy's home turf after each act of terror on Pakistani soil. That is how you deter external support for terrorism.

BTW, while all this happening, post dasu, the Chinese investment in the month of July fell 80%. This at the time when we need every dollar we can get, the import bill is speculated to be touching 70-80 billion USD this year with hardly 30 billion USD worth of exports, some 30 billion USD worth of remittances. Debt repayments are on top of the import-led outflows as well. One cannot understand what else an economic war looks like. Pakistan is being pushed towards bankruptcy with terrorism while the decision-makers are busy doing who known what.

With the kind of army chief like Bajwa and prime Minister like Imran Khan there is literally no hope

These pacifist clowns can't do anything

Let them exchange sweets with the enemy on LoC. That is only thing that they can do

 

[Darth Vader]

Ina lila.

Nothing to worry about Military top brass and politicians dont care about some Pakistani peasantry.

 

[Patriot forever]

With the kind of army chief like Bajwa and prime Minister like Imran Khan there is literally no hope

These pacifist clowns can't do anything

Let them exchange sweets with the enemy on LoC. That is only thing that they can do

Attacks are happening for decades.

 

[PakSarZameen47]

Attacks are happening for decades.

But when will Pakistan be secure? How much longer can we wait, we've already wasted and waited 20 years. That's a whole generation...

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Yep misunderstood communist insurgents. ...

Why would communists target communist China's projects?

 

[MultaniGuy]

homework? wake up, China already has land and rail routes to central Asia and Europe bypassing Pakistan. Same with oil and gas, Pakistan does not feature prominently in Chinese plans for trade or energy security.

Map: Connecting central Asia

A ribbon of road, rail and energy projects to help increase trade

www.ft.com

But China can access the Persian Gulf very easily through Pakistan.
Something the Central Asian countries cannot offer.
The Chabahar project is way behind Gwadar Port.
You really cannot compare the port cities.