With economic corridor’s viability on the line, Beijing searches for an answer to Pakistan terrorism
- Gwadar hotel attack increases security concerns around Beijing’s major development drive in Pakistan
- Separatist insurgents vow to target more Chinese investments
The deadly terrorist attack at a luxury hotel in Gwadar has intensified security concerns around Beijing’s major development drive in Pakistan, including a strategic deep-sea port, as separatist insurgents vow to target more Chinese investments.
The violence came after 14 people, including Pakistani military personnel, were killed last month by terrorists while heading from Gwadar along the Makran Coastal Highway.
Both attacks were claimed to be the work of the Baloch Liberation Army.
The group’s official spokesman threatened “even harsher” attacks and demanded China withdraw from projects in Balochistan, where insurgents have fought for years for independence and control of local resources.
The BLA, which Pakistan designated a terrorist group, also took responsibility for killing seven Pakistanis at the Chinese consulate in Karachi in November.