Pakistani security personnel take position near the compound of the Chinese consulate in Karachi after it was stormed in an attack reportedly claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army. Photo: EPA Pakistani security personnel take position near the compound of the Chinese consulate in Karachi after it was stormed in an attack reportedly claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army. Photo: EPA
Pakistani security personnel take position near the compound of the Chinese consulate in Karachi after it was stormed in an attack reportedly claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army. Photo: EPA
Abdul Basit
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Abdul Basit

Attacks on Chinese nationals and interests in Pakistan are likely to continue. Here’s why

  • Baloch separatists view Chinese investment, including the US$62b China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, as exploitation of local resources
  • Pakistan’s support for militant proxies has provided terrorists space to survive and mount attacks.

Abdul Basit
Abdul Basit

Updated: 6:58am, 28 Nov, 2018

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Pakistani security personnel take position near the compound of the Chinese consulate in Karachi after it was stormed in an attack reportedly claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army. Photo: EPA Pakistani security personnel take position near the compound of the Chinese consulate in Karachi after it was stormed in an attack reportedly claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army. Photo: EPA
Pakistani security personnel take position near the compound of the Chinese consulate in Karachi after it was stormed in an attack reportedly claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army. Photo: EPA
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Abdul Basit

Abdul Basit

Abdul Basit is an associate research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore.