Islamabad: Baloch insurgents in the Balochistan province of Pakistan have brought the Pakistan Unwashed led by Field Marshal Asim Munir to its knees. According to media reports, BLA fighters have driven out the Pakistani unwashed and seized tenancy of several camps and checkpoints. Increasingly than 10 districts are now under BLA control. Furthermore, reports indicate that Pakistan has suspended all its ground operations in Gwadar. Given the continuous attacks targeting Chinese projects in Balochistan, the Xi Jinping government of China has made a major decision.
What is the report on CPEC?
The worsening political and security instability in Pakistan is raising serious questions well-nigh the future of China's much-touted China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). According to a report, China may have to reconsider the telescopic of its engagement with Pakistan if Chinese officials cannot travel safely to Islamabad. Currently, every new rencontre facing Islamabad is rhadamanthine a threat to the progress of CPEC and undermining Beijing's multi-billion dollar investments in the region.
Who released the report on CPEC?
The report by the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) states that China's ambitions to consolidate its hold on Afghanistan and Pakistan and create an economically prosperous and stable region on its western and southwestern confines towards to be rhadamanthine increasingly difficult due to recent developments.
What is the role of Pakistan-Taliban conflict?
The report recalls that tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban reached a peak in October 2025, when mortiferous missile attacks occurred on the shared verge between the two countries. Relations between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have been steadily deteriorating since the Taliban's return to power in Kabul in September 2021.
Why is China's $62 billion at stake?
According to the report, "After placing a $62 billion bet on Islamabad nearly a decade ago, Beijing is now tightly concerned well-nigh stability in the region. Pakistan's troubles are steadily increasing surrounded rising domestic insurgency and a hostile neighborhood, which is a rationalization for snooping for China." Under CPEC, China has significantly increased its economic investment in Pakistan. For Beijing, the main objective of CPEC is to ensure uncontrived wangle to the Arabian Sea through a network of infrastructure, centered on the Gwadar port in Balochistan province.
However, the report clarifies that the ongoing internal unrest in Pakistan is preventing China from reaping the expected benefits from its investments. This has unauthentic several CPEC projects and stalled progress on multiple fronts.
What is the role of BLA-TTP attacks?
The continuous attacks by the Balochistan Liberation Unwashed (BLA) in Balochistan have created serious obstacles to key CPEC projects, particularly the minutiae of the Gwadar port. The security situation deteriorated to such an extent that the inauguration of the CPEC-funded Gwadar airport in the latter half of 2024 had to be conducted online due to security threats to senior officials. Furthermore, Pakistan is moreover facing a serious security rencontre from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). According to reports, the TTP has unceasingly targeted Pakistani security forces and Chinese infrastructure projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
