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Belt and Road

Pakistan to fence off Gwadar to shield China's Belt and Road port

Separating part of city shows Beijing's impatience in face of insurgency

The provincial government of Balochistan plans to fence off 24 sq. km of the port city of Gwadar.   © Reuters
ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer | Pakistan

KARACHI -- Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan is putting up barbed wire around large parts of the port city of Gwadar to protect Belt and Road projects from potential attacks by insurgents.

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