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More than 50 people were killed<\/a> in late August during multiple attacks in Pakistan\u2019s impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan. Despite extensive infrastructure investments made in the region, mostly through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a decades-long insurgency has only intensified, raising concerns about the sustainability of ongoing and future investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is CPEC?<\/span>
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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a major infrastructure project in Pakistan, launched in 2015 as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It aims to enhance economic connectivity between China and Pakistan by developing a network of roads, railways, pipelines and energy projects. The initiative also includes the construction of the Gwadar Port located on the Arabian Sea. The 3,000-kilometre corridor, stretching from China’s Xinjiang region to Gwadar, is valued at approximately USD 62 billion.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The attacks in Balochistan follow a similar pattern. Separatist militant groups, such as the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), have long targeted Pakistani security forces and Chinese nationals, accusing them of exploiting the province\u2019s resources. In Gwadar, home to the port often hailed as the crown jewel of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), resentment is growing among local communities, particularly fishermen, who have protested against the construction and the lack of basic amenities like water and electricity in their city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desite these challenges, there is little evidence that either Pakistan or China will abandon CPEC, with policymakers from both countries continuing to tout it as a \u201cgame-changer\u201d. However, the reality on the ground is one that falls short of the lofty claims promoted by officials. Although some energy and infrastructure projects have been completed, CPEC is hardly the vibrant trade route it was billed to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy projects hit roadblocks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A key issue remains energy. Last year, Pakistan experienced an enormous blackout<\/a>, a symptom of its creaky infrastructure and decades of underinvestment. Many of the CPEC energy projects, such as the Suki Kinari hydropower project<\/a> and a coal power plant in Thar, were designed to address chronic energy shortages. Yet, according to Haneea Issad, an energy finance specialist at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), the issues run far deeper than simply building more plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe government currently owes Chinese IPPs capacity payments to the tune of a billion dollars,\u201d Issad told Dialgoue Earth. \u201cAny investor owed such a huge sum would be wary of further investments after this.\u201d She added: \u201cThere is also the issue of surplus capacity on the national grid and a shrinking consumer demand amidst slow economic and industrial growth. With the grid\u2019s inability to absorb any new power projects, there aren\u2019t many avenues for new investment opportunities opening up. From the Pakistan government\u2019s end, it doesn\u2019t have any more fiscal space to bring on any imported fuel-based new capacity, at least not on the traditional \u2018take or pay\u2019, fixed-price contractual model.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given these constraints, Issad argues that \u201cany new contracts on the same model will not be feasible for both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CPEC: A multi-billion project in a struggling province<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps more importantly, CPEC projects have yet to deliver meaningful benefits to the people of Balochistan, a province that makes up 44% of Pakistan\u2019s land mass,. According to the UNDP<\/a>, Balochistan has the second highest headcount for multi-dimensional poverty out of all the provinces at 71.2%. It also has the lowest literacy rate<\/a> in the country, especially among women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two energy projects under CPEC are located in Balochistan; both are troubled. The first, a 300 MW imported coal power project in Gwadar has yet to be built and there is speculation<\/a> the project will be shelved due to financing challenges. Meanwhile, the China Power Hub Generation Company\u2019s 1,320MW coal-fired plant at Hub, has faced frequent liquidity problems<\/a>, shattering investor confidence and leading to appeals for intervention from the Chinese ambassador to the prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the two road projects in Balochistan, the Khuzdar-Basima road has been built, but the second road from DI Khan to Zhob is not yet complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BRI\u2019s flagship project, the Gwadar port, is operational but has, thus far, failed to attract significant economic activity<\/a>. It remains far from the bustling transhipment hub officials envisioned would \u201cconnect South Asia to the world\u201d. Gwadar Airport, though reportedly complete, has yet to be inaugurated<\/a> due to persistent security threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We don\u2019t let saboteurs sabotage it \u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, militant groups have frequently threatened China against pursuing its development objects in the region via video messages<\/a>. These groups have carried out numerous attacks, including assaults on Chinese engineers, an attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi and the killing of three Chinese teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, both Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their commitment to counter-terrorism and continued development. Pakistan\u2019s defence minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, told Dialogue Earth<\/em>: \u201cThe Chinese are invested and will not desert us. Of course, they have security concerns \u2014 it\u2019s not just financial for them, it also involves Chinese workers on the ground. From Khunjerab to Gwadar, Chinese workers are present, making it a serious matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan\u2019s minister for planning and development, expressed a similar sentiment, adding: \u201cThe Chinese understand that these incidents are isolated and they know that the forces behind them are trying to disrupt CPEC. We won\u2019t let saboteurs succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nonetheless, the persistent militant attacks have added pressure on CPEC projects, according to security expert Amir Rana. He pointed out that a recent high-level meeting between Pakistan\u2019s army chief, the prime minister and Chinese president Xi Jinping featured security as \u201cthe foremost topic\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cThey returned [from China] and announced ‘Azm-e-Istehkam<\/a>\u2019 [a military operation] ostensibly in response to Afghanistan, but it also reflects Chinese interest in making Balochistan safe \u2014 where the threat is highest and attacks are frequent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rana added that resolving the insurgency in Balochistan and the ensuing militant attacks is far from straightforward: \u201cIt’s complicated because it\u2019s not just a terrorist threat [and has] political elements.\u201d On Pakistan\u2019s response, he said \u201cthe political part of the resolution is missing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pivot towards \u2018Smart CPEC\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

China, meanwhile, has adjusted its approach to investment in Pakistan in light of these challenges. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former secretary general of the Pakistan Democratic Movement coalition that governed the country from April 2022 to August 2023, noted that China had shifted away from large-scale infrastructure projects with long-term payoffs. \u201cEarlier in the CPEC process there was joint identification, feasibility and due diligence of potential projects and investments. But then the Chinese focus shifted to smaller and sharper interventions with quick returns; which was sometimes referred to as \u2018smart CPEC\u2019, i.e. not large infrastructure projects with long gestation periods, but smaller ones with faster results,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the third Belt and Road Forum in October 2023, president Xi placed great emphasis on “small yet smart” projects<\/a> as part of BRI. These investments, focusing on a thousand small-scale livelihood programmes, aim to address local needs through targeted, manageable projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Islamabad-based politician, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Chinese business leaders had revealed unofficial instructions from their government to avoid investing in long-term projects. \u201cThey\u2019ve been told to continue investing in Pakistan but to select projects that are near-ready or already operational with revenue streams. The direction changed after the slow pace and poor returns on existing projects,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This pivot reflects a broader reset in China\u2019s overseas investment strategy, according to Isabel Hilton, founder of China Dialogue (which became Dialogue Earth in 2024) and visiting professor at King\u2019s College London. \u201cLarge-scale BRI investments peaked around 2017, as many of the projects became problematic for a number of reasons,\u201d she told Dialogue Earth. \u201cLast year, the 10th<\/sup> anniversary of BRI was a relatively subdued affair and today Beijing stresses a different development model \u2014 the Global Development Initiative<\/a>. Chinese banks and government entities have become much more cautious in their lending and finance policies and there is a much greater realisation that due diligence matters in a world of low growth and mounting levels of debt.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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