Protests disrupt Pakistan's Gwadar, home of Chinese-controlled port

Turmoil led by group demanding recovery of victims of enforced disappearances

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Supporters of the Balochistan Yakjehti Committee listen to their leader speak during the Baloch National Gathering in Gwadar on the southwestern coast of Pakistan on July 28. © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- Massive protests have erupted in the southwestern Pakistani city of Gwadar, home of a Chinese-controlled port, raising significant worries for China.

Life in Gwadar has been disrupted since Friday due to the protests organized by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a group focused on civil, political and economic rights in Balochistan province.

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