ISLAMABAD -- The leader of a local rights movement in the Pakistani coastal town of Gwadar is threatening to launch a large sit-in protest this week, potentially jeopardizing the government's efforts to revitalize development around the Chinese-controlled port.
Gwadar is the linchpin of China's Belt and Road infrastructure endeavors in Pakistan -- known collectively as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). But development slowed under the previous leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan amid friction between the two governments. Among local residents, resentment has been simmering for years.
