Pakistan opens its largest airport in Gwadar, as part of Belt and Road

Beijing-funded facility in restive Balochistan has annual capacity of 400,000

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif unveil a plaque to mark the completion of the New Gwadar International Airport in Islamabad on Oct. 14, 2024. (Prime Minister's House/Handout via Reuters) © Reuters

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's largest airport, funded and built in the country's restive southwest by Beijing, has become operational, officials said Monday.

Gwadar airport is in the province of Balochistan, which has for decades been the scene of an insurgency by separatists demanding autonomy or outright independence.

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