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Trucks carrying Chinese goods have arrived in Gilgit on their way to Gwadar

All of these are having no import tax. So how does Pakistan benefit from this transit? :crazy:
 

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All of these are having no import tax. So how does Pakistan benefit from this transit? :crazy:
Presence of PRC in Arabian Sea prevents any Indian Military adventure like SCS. I think...:hmm:
Well, besides $34 bns investments, rest will be given as a loan to Pakistan. During the advanced stages, imports will rise. Given already falling exports, Pakistani currency will fall very fast.
 

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Beijing Gets Security Jitters Over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
China is extremely concerned over the security of its workers constructing the ambitious $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through restive Pakistani provinces.
NEW DELHI
– Despite heavy security for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, China remains wary of the safety and security of its personnel and commercial interests in Pakistan.
China is also understood to be concerned over the increasing cost of security for the project.:pound:
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project is in the cross-hairs of separatist groups in Baluchistan and Sindh.
:pound:As well as voicing opposition to the project, the separatists have also threatened to target the corridor. There are also other Pakistan-based terror groups that pose a threat to the economic corridor.

Pakistan has ensured the security of both the corridor and the Chinese workers. It has deployed two security persons to safeguard each Chinese worker engaged in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.:pound:


In total, the Pakistan government has deployed nearly 15,000 security personnel to safeguard about 7,000 Chinese nationals:pound:. Apart from that, Pakistan has also made arrangements to protect coastal areas. These include deploying a division of the Pakistani Air Force to patrol the skies and guard against threats in coastal areas.:pound:

"Due to the continuous high-security risk, China does not want to give much focus to the CPEC project. But as China has invested hugely in the CPEC project, there in no chance of backing out although concern exists," Srikanta Kodapalli, Chairman and Professor in the Chinese Studies in the Centre for East Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University told Sputnik.

"Initially, their strategy was to spread economic, military and diplomatic influence not only in Pakistan but in the whole South Asian region. But the changing geopolitical situation and India’s increasing opposition to CPEC could setback China’s plans. In fact, Pakistan’s history of political instability, which is also evident now, is also acting as a deterrent to Chinese plans," Srikanta Kodapalli said.

The CPEC project connects China’s Xinjiang province and Gwadar Port and is one of the six main corridors of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative.
India has serious reservations about the project as it passes through Pakistan Administered Kashmir which India claims as its own territory.
Source>>
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201611011046957596-beijing-security-concerns/

Is it NOW that the genius chinese are understandin security risk?!!
No!!!
Its just the Indian played its cards and china got the heat..if the current GoI is like pussy congies china would have implemented CPEC

 

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we must provide resources to our strategic assets to increase the cost of security
 

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we must provide resources to our strategic assets to increase the cost of security

The resource is already provided..the motivation for freedom...the Indian moral support for their genuine freedom.
Them should fight for their own freedom and the rest will follow.
we should not arm them as that will make them look at what they can gain by simply using Balochistan as a pawn in the game...


Lookie what happened to failed state of pakistan
 

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The resource is already provided..the motivation for freedom...the Indian moral support for their genuine freedom.
Them should fight for their own freedom and the rest will follow.
we should not arm them as that will make them look at what they can gain by simply using Balochistan as a pawn in the game...


Lookie what happened to failed state of pakistan
Ajit Doval talked about this in a video.He said that the jihadis are mercenaries,if Pakistan spends 1200 cr we can spend 1800 cr without breaking a sweat.There is no way Bakis can outspend us.
 

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Beijing Gets Security Jitters Over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
China is extremely concerned over the security of its workers constructing the ambitious $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through restive Pakistani provinces.
NEW DELHI
– Despite heavy security for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, China remains wary of the safety and security of its personnel and commercial interests in Pakistan.
China is also understood to be concerned over the increasing cost of security for the project.:pound:
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project is in the cross-hairs of separatist groups in Baluchistan and Sindh.
:pound:As well as voicing opposition to the project, the separatists have also threatened to target the corridor. There are also other Pakistan-based terror groups that pose a threat to the economic corridor.

Pakistan has ensured the security of both the corridor and the Chinese workers. It has deployed two security persons to safeguard each Chinese worker engaged in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.:pound:


In total, the Pakistan government has deployed nearly 15,000 security personnel to safeguard about 7,000 Chinese nationals:pound:. Apart from that, Pakistan has also made arrangements to protect coastal areas. These include deploying a division of the Pakistani Air Force to patrol the skies and guard against threats in coastal areas.:pound:

"Due to the continuous high-security risk, China does not want to give much focus to the CPEC project. But as China has invested hugely in the CPEC project, there in no chance of backing out although concern exists," Srikanta Kodapalli, Chairman and Professor in the Chinese Studies in the Centre for East Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University told Sputnik.

"Initially, their strategy was to spread economic, military and diplomatic influence not only in Pakistan but in the whole South Asian region. But the changing geopolitical situation and India’s increasing opposition to CPEC could setback China’s plans. In fact, Pakistan’s history of political instability, which is also evident now, is also acting as a deterrent to Chinese plans," Srikanta Kodapalli said.

The CPEC project connects China’s Xinjiang province and Gwadar Port and is one of the six main corridors of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative.
India has serious reservations about the project as it passes through Pakistan Administered Kashmir which India claims as its own territory.
Source>>
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201611011046957596-beijing-security-concerns/

Is it NOW that the genius chinese are understandin security risk?!!
No!!!
Its just the Indian played its cards and china got the heat..if the current GoI is like pussy congies china would have implemented CPEC

Fuck that 2:1.........

Chinkis and Pakistan know they are fucked to the core.
 

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FO reveals list of 8 Indian 'undercover agents' involved in subversive activities

By News Desk
Published: November 3, 2016
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The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday said eight Indian diplomats in Pakistan, allegedly members of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB), were involved in terrorist and subversive activities in Pakistan.

“As you are aware that a number of Indian diplomats and staff belonging to the Indian intelligence agencies RAW and IB have been found involved in coordinating terrorist and subversive activities in Pakistan under the garb of diplomatic assignments,” FO spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said while addressing a weekly press briefing in Islamabad.

The spokesperson further said, “We are disappointed that India has not only been found involved in promoting terrorist activities and terror financing as was disclosed by Kulbhushan Yadav and further confirmed by the statements at the highest political level on August 15 and earlier during visit to Dhaka, but India has also been using its diplomatic mission for its nefarious designs.”

Eight Indian spies masquerading as diplomats outed

FO reveled details of names and designations of the suspected operatives:

IB operatives

1) Balbir Singh, first secretary press and information, IB station chief

2) Jayabalan Senthil, assistant personnel welfare officer

RAW operatives

1) Rajesh Kumar Agnihotir, commerical counselor and RAW station chief

2) Anurag Singh, first commercial secretary

3) Amerdeep Singh Bhatti, attache visa

4) Dharmendra Sodhi, staff member

5) Vijay Kumar Verma, staff

6) Madhavan Nanda Kumar, staff

FO also listed activities the alleged spies were involved in:

1) Espionage, subversion and supporting of terrorist activities in Balochistan and Sindh, especially Karachi, sabotage CPEC, and fuel instability in the two provinces. Also create unrest in G-B.

2) In the garb of commercial activities expand network of their operatives and agents.

3) Leverage their position as diplomats for ingress into influential circles for gathering inside information.

4) Damage Pakistan-Afghanistan relations with a variety of activities.

5) Infiltrate Indian agents into social, media and political circles to propaganda purposes and activities detrimental to Pakistan’s interests.

6) Fabricate evidences to portray Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism.

7) Handle factions of TTP, instigate religious minorities, fuel sectarianism and malign Pakistan with propaganda on human rights issues.

8) Activities in AJK detrimental to the Kashmir cause and misled Int’l Community about indigenous movement for self determination in IOK.

Pakistan on Wednesday busted a network of Indian spies‘working under diplomatic cover’ in a move sure to exacerbate tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours that have been simmering for months.

Official documents seen by The Express Tribune reveal that at least eight staffers of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad had been identified as serving officers of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB).

‘RAW officer’ arrested in Balochistan

Rajesh Kumar Agnihotri, who is posted as counsellor commercial, is RAW’s station chief in Pakistan, according to officials privy to details. Agnihotri’s mission was to disrupt the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), exploit sectarian rifts and handle splinter groups of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Vikas Swarup, spokesman for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, declined to comment when asked whether the eight ‘diplomats’ would be withdrawn. But sources said New Delhi was likely to pull out these officials after their cover was blown.

Swarup also said six Pakistani diplomats had left the Indian capital on Wednesday but said they had not been expelled.

A senior Pakistani official blamed India for breaching the ‘understanding’ between the two countries regarding the diplomatic staff posted in each other’s countries.

The official explained that both sides knew that certain officials worked under cover and they did so with the full knowledge of the host country. But it was India which breached the understanding by blowing the cover of certain Pakistani staffers working in the High Commission in New Delhi.

Indian spy admits RAW destabilising Pakistan

It all started on October 27 when Indian police detained Pakistani High Commission staffer Mahmood Akhtar on charges of spying.

Akhtar was released because of diplomatic immunity but only after prolonged questioning for obtaining alleged defence-related material from two Indian nationals, who police there claimed were on his payroll.

He was working as visa officer at the Pakistan High Commission for over two and a half years but India claimed he was an ISI official. Akhtar was declared persona non grata and hence expelled by India.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1219702...dian-undercover-agents-subversion-activities/
 

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FO reveals list of 8 Indian 'undercover agents' involved in subversive activities

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Published: November 3, 2016
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The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday said eight Indian diplomats in Pakistan, allegedly members of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB), were involved in terrorist and subversive activities in Pakistan.

“As you are aware that a number of Indian diplomats and staff belonging to the Indian intelligence agencies RAW and IB have been found involved in coordinating terrorist and subversive activities in Pakistan under the garb of diplomatic assignments,” FO spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said while addressing a weekly press briefing in Islamabad.

The spokesperson further said, “We are disappointed that India has not only been found involved in promoting terrorist activities and terror financing as was disclosed by Kulbhushan Yadav and further confirmed by the statements at the highest political level on August 15 and earlier during visit to Dhaka, but India has also been using its diplomatic mission for its nefarious designs.”

Eight Indian spies masquerading as diplomats outed

FO reveled details of names and designations of the suspected operatives:

IB operatives

1) Balbir Singh, first secretary press and information, IB station chief

2) Jayabalan Senthil, assistant personnel welfare officer

RAW operatives

1) Rajesh Kumar Agnihotir, commerical counselor and RAW station chief

2) Anurag Singh, first commercial secretary

3) Amerdeep Singh Bhatti, attache visa

4) Dharmendra Sodhi, staff member

5) Vijay Kumar Verma, staff

6) Madhavan Nanda Kumar, staff

FO also listed activities the alleged spies were involved in:

1) Espionage, subversion and supporting of terrorist activities in Balochistan and Sindh, especially Karachi, sabotage CPEC, and fuel instability in the two provinces. Also create unrest in G-B.

2) In the garb of commercial activities expand network of their operatives and agents.

3) Leverage their position as diplomats for ingress into influential circles for gathering inside information.

4) Damage Pakistan-Afghanistan relations with a variety of activities.

5) Infiltrate Indian agents into social, media and political circles to propaganda purposes and activities detrimental to Pakistan’s interests.

6) Fabricate evidences to portray Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism.

7) Handle factions of TTP, instigate religious minorities, fuel sectarianism and malign Pakistan with propaganda on human rights issues.

8) Activities in AJK detrimental to the Kashmir cause and misled Int’l Community about indigenous movement for self determination in IOK.

Pakistan on Wednesday busted a network of Indian spies‘working under diplomatic cover’ in a move sure to exacerbate tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours that have been simmering for months.

Official documents seen by The Express Tribune reveal that at least eight staffers of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad had been identified as serving officers of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB).

‘RAW officer’ arrested in Balochistan

Rajesh Kumar Agnihotri, who is posted as counsellor commercial, is RAW’s station chief in Pakistan, according to officials privy to details. Agnihotri’s mission was to disrupt the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), exploit sectarian rifts and handle splinter groups of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Vikas Swarup, spokesman for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, declined to comment when asked whether the eight ‘diplomats’ would be withdrawn. But sources said New Delhi was likely to pull out these officials after their cover was blown.

Swarup also said six Pakistani diplomats had left the Indian capital on Wednesday but said they had not been expelled.

A senior Pakistani official blamed India for breaching the ‘understanding’ between the two countries regarding the diplomatic staff posted in each other’s countries.

The official explained that both sides knew that certain officials worked under cover and they did so with the full knowledge of the host country. But it was India which breached the understanding by blowing the cover of certain Pakistani staffers working in the High Commission in New Delhi.

Indian spy admits RAW destabilising Pakistan

It all started on October 27 when Indian police detained Pakistani High Commission staffer Mahmood Akhtar on charges of spying.

Akhtar was released because of diplomatic immunity but only after prolonged questioning for obtaining alleged defence-related material from two Indian nationals, who police there claimed were on his payroll.

He was working as visa officer at the Pakistan High Commission for over two and a half years but India claimed he was an ISI official. Akhtar was declared persona non grata and hence expelled by India.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1219702...dian-undercover-agents-subversion-activities/
Ya just after India busted a spyring suddenly Pakistan found one too.
Very impressive :pound:
 

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I wonder if its allowed to reveal the names and photos of diplomats like this.
There are no rules in diplomacy just conventions. Ideal thing to do is to quietly declare them person non grata so that India will be forced to take them back.
But Pakistan has no decorum.
 

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China willing to finance Pakistan’s portion of IP pipeline
By Zafar Bhutta
Published: November 3, 2016

ISLAMABAD: With Iran coming out of decades-long global economic isolation, China has offered Pakistan that it was willing to finance the un-built portion of a multibillion-dollar gas pipeline project.

Officials told The Express Tribunethat the China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPPB) – currently engaged with the $1.4 billion Gwadar-Nawabshah LNG terminal and pipeline project – was keen to work on the remaining portion of the gas pipeline from Gwadar to the Iranian border to implement the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.

Other countries pull out, China increases investment in Pakistan

China was providing 85% of the total financing for the LNG pipeline project and wanted to emulate the same model for building the remaining portion of the pipeline from Gwadar up to the Iranian border.

The IP gas pipeline project had been stalled due to international curbs against Tehran. But soon after lifting of the sanctions, the United States had imposed certain sanctions against Tehran that were hindering the implementation of the IP gas pipeline project.

Officials said China had also expressed its desire to work on the remaining portion of the 80km pipeline from Gwadar to connect it with the Iranian border. China was lobbying to award the contract of this portion as per the cost decided for the Gwadar LNG pipeline.

A senior government official said Pakistan was working on LNG import projects but LNG supply was not a secured source because in case of war, this supply source could be halted.

He said this was the reason why the IP project was considered to be an essential as well as strategic project for Pakistan.

Is Pakistan really a dream destination for China?

“In case of some interruption in the supply of LNG, Pakistan will be able to get gas supply through the IP pipeline,” the official added.

The other reason was that prices of steel and other material for gas pipelines had dropped over the years. During the last PPP government, Iran had decided to lay the IP pipeline by nominating an Iranian company. Iran had also pledged $500 million financing for the project.

The offer of the Iranian company contract was $2.8 billion. German consultant ILF had estimated the contract cost at $1.8 billion. However, its cost had come down to $1.6 billion since.

The official said the approved cost of the LNG pipeline project by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) was $2 billion that included the $1.4 billion EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) cost and $600 million in duties to the government.

He said if the pipeline is extended up to the Iranian border, its cost as per the Gwadar LNG pipeline terms and conditions would come to $1.6 billion.

The official added that the government was working on a plan to set up two jetties at the Gwadar Seaport to deal with 1,200 mmcfd LNG where two floating terminals would be made operational.

The Chinese company would also work on the project as the EPC contractor and China would provide financing for it.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 3rd, 2016.
 

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FO reveals list of 8 Indian 'undercover agents' involved in subversive activities

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Published: November 3, 2016
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The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday said eight Indian diplomats in Pakistan, allegedly members of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB), were involved in terrorist and subversive activities in Pakistan.

“As you are aware that a number of Indian diplomats and staff belonging to the Indian intelligence agencies RAW and IB have been found involved in coordinating terrorist and subversive activities in Pakistan under the garb of diplomatic assignments,” FO spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said while addressing a weekly press briefing in Islamabad.

The spokesperson further said, “We are disappointed that India has not only been found involved in promoting terrorist activities and terror financing as was disclosed by Kulbhushan Yadav and further confirmed by the statements at the highest political level on August 15 and earlier during visit to Dhaka, but India has also been using its diplomatic mission for its nefarious designs.”

Eight Indian spies masquerading as diplomats outed

FO reveled details of names and designations of the suspected operatives:

IB operatives

1) Balbir Singh, first secretary press and information, IB station chief

2) Jayabalan Senthil, assistant personnel welfare officer

RAW operatives

1) Rajesh Kumar Agnihotir, commerical counselor and RAW station chief

2) Anurag Singh, first commercial secretary

3) Amerdeep Singh Bhatti, attache visa

4) Dharmendra Sodhi, staff member

5) Vijay Kumar Verma, staff

6) Madhavan Nanda Kumar, staff

FO also listed activities the alleged spies were involved in:

1) Espionage, subversion and supporting of terrorist activities in Balochistan and Sindh, especially Karachi, sabotage CPEC, and fuel instability in the two provinces. Also create unrest in G-B.

2) In the garb of commercial activities expand network of their operatives and agents.

3) Leverage their position as diplomats for ingress into influential circles for gathering inside information.

4) Damage Pakistan-Afghanistan relations with a variety of activities.

5) Infiltrate Indian agents into social, media and political circles to propaganda purposes and activities detrimental to Pakistan’s interests.

6) Fabricate evidences to portray Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism.

7) Handle factions of TTP, instigate religious minorities, fuel sectarianism and malign Pakistan with propaganda on human rights issues.

8) Activities in AJK detrimental to the Kashmir cause and misled Int’l Community about indigenous movement for self determination in IOK.

Pakistan on Wednesday busted a network of Indian spies‘working under diplomatic cover’ in a move sure to exacerbate tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours that have been simmering for months.

Official documents seen by The Express Tribune reveal that at least eight staffers of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad had been identified as serving officers of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB).

‘RAW officer’ arrested in Balochistan

Rajesh Kumar Agnihotri, who is posted as counsellor commercial, is RAW’s station chief in Pakistan, according to officials privy to details. Agnihotri’s mission was to disrupt the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), exploit sectarian rifts and handle splinter groups of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Vikas Swarup, spokesman for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, declined to comment when asked whether the eight ‘diplomats’ would be withdrawn. But sources said New Delhi was likely to pull out these officials after their cover was blown.

Swarup also said six Pakistani diplomats had left the Indian capital on Wednesday but said they had not been expelled.

A senior Pakistani official blamed India for breaching the ‘understanding’ between the two countries regarding the diplomatic staff posted in each other’s countries.

The official explained that both sides knew that certain officials worked under cover and they did so with the full knowledge of the host country. But it was India which breached the understanding by blowing the cover of certain Pakistani staffers working in the High Commission in New Delhi.

Indian spy admits RAW destabilising Pakistan

It all started on October 27 when Indian police detained Pakistani High Commission staffer Mahmood Akhtar on charges of spying.

Akhtar was released because of diplomatic immunity but only after prolonged questioning for obtaining alleged defence-related material from two Indian nationals, who police there claimed were on his payroll.

He was working as visa officer at the Pakistan High Commission for over two and a half years but India claimed he was an ISI official. Akhtar was declared persona non grata and hence expelled by India.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/1219702...dian-undercover-agents-subversion-activities/
Damn, I "liked" your post.
Now, don't ask why.:biggrin2:
 

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Chinese investments may hurt rather than help Pakistan, say IMF think tanks
BEIJING: Two international think tanks have warned that Chinese investments in Pakistan
will not boost the domestic economy. Instead, it will push Islamabad towards a major debt problem.
This comes after the International Monetary Fund recently said that the Beijing-funded China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has raised Pakistan capital account deficit to seriously high levels.

"In conclusion, the CPEC is unlikely to be a game changer for Pakistan's economy," London-based Capital Economics said in a recent report. "Given the poor prospects of reforms in the rest of the economy, we expect growth will be average around 4.5 per cent over the next decade, which is little changed from its performance over the past 10 years."

China is also taking the major risk of alienating India, which is uneasy about the project, the Washington-based Peterson Institute of International Economics said in a recent report. It said India might also try to create problems for the project, but did not explain how it will do that.

"China risks upsetting India with CPEC for several reasons, the most prominent being that some infrastructure projects will run through Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, the land India claims as its own. Moreover, CPEC's upgrades of the Gwadar port have created fears the facilities may one day be used to serve the Chinese navy. For these reasons, India could try to place roadblocks in CPEC's path".

Almost every day, Pakistani officials have been promising an amazing economic turnaround+ with the help of the $44 billion economic corridor, which is being financed and constructed by Chinese companies. The project helped bail out Pakistan's prime Minister Nawaz Shariff from a difficult situation last year when he faced growing criticism over power outages across the country. Nearly 80 per cent of the project funds have been allocated for electricity generation with the promise of producing a colossal $16,000 mw by 2030.

Some Pakistani experts and politicians have raised questions+ if the project was worthwhile as it would bind the country is a major debt wrap. Pakistan will bear heavy cost for machinery used in the project as most of it would be imported from overseas sources, Capital Economics said. CPEC has 8,000 Chinese workers who are likely to remit a major part of their incomes back home. :pound:


"What's more, since it will be Chinese companies running many of the new power stations, the income from selling the electricity generated will flow out of Pakistan," Oliver Jones, the researcher for Capital Economics said. :pound:


Though newspaper headlines in Pakistan proclaim the short-term benefits out of construction activity in the project, Jones is pessimistic about it.


"The short-term boost from construction is unlikely to be as much as the headline figures imply, and in any case there are big doubts the projects will be delivered on the scale that is planned," he said.


The IMF raised serious concerns saying that the project will push up Pakistan's current account deficit to 1.5 per cent of GDP next year. Medium-to-long term issues like increasing capital outflows "could arise from CPEC-related repayment obligations and profit repatriation," the IMF said in its final review of its three-year loan to the country.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-say-think-tanks-IMF/articleshow/55276325.cms
 

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Don't these Pukis realise that this will kill their domestic industry(whatever little there is)
 

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cpec is dead already pak govt makeing hole for himslef
 
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