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Coronavirus fears freeze Belt and Road projects in Pakistan

Opposition politicians slam government for not evacuating citizens from Wuhan

KARACHI -- Fears of the new coronavirus spreading to Pakistan have delayed a few projects in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a key component of China's Belt and Road Initiative, in Lahore and South Punjab.

Although Pakistan has not had any confirmed case of the deadly virus yet, the death toll has reached more than 200 in China, according to health authorities in Beijing. There are confirmed cases in more than a dozen countries, including India and Nepal in South Asia.

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