Beijing: Almost a decade later Beijing began China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ,CPEC), as head of the Belt and Road Initiative, the issue of safety has been influencing the project since its inception in 2015, and it persists to this day.
China has been pressurizing Islamabad in various ways over the years to ensure the safety of its citizens living and working in Pakistan on CPEC-related projects.
Recently, many Chinese nationals in Pakistan have been killed in several incidents in the country.
Subsequently, in early June, China’s Ministry of State Security reportedly asked the Pakistani government to allow a private security company (PSC) to operate inside the country to protect its citizens and properties.
Last month, Nikkei Asia reported that shahbaz sharif The government had turned down a Chinese request for its PSC to operate on Pakistani soil, but it is likely that China will continue to insist on such an arrangement.
Media reports further stated that an official of a private security consulting firm in Pakistan working with China said ten Chinese nationals were killed in an attack on a bus in Dasu last year and that this year by Chinese instructors at the Confucius Institute in Karachi. Because of the attack. China asked Pakistan to allow the operation of Chinese PSC.
Notably, China has more than 6,000 private security companies, 20 of which operate internationally, according to a report prepared by a German think tank. Mercator Institute to study China.
There is no doubt that resentment against China will increase if Chinese security companies are allowed to protect Chinese interests in Pakistan, The HK Post reports.
This is especially true in Balochistan, where anti-Chinese sentiment is already very high. The Baloch rebels see China as an agent of the colonization of Balochistan and a primary exploiter of the province’s natural resources in the name of CPEC.
The original Chinese idea is to replicate the model already in Pakistan using private security agencies operating in Africa and Central Asia.
Furthermore, the perception that China wants to bring its security to protect the CPEC leads to the conclusion that it has completely lost faith in Pakistan’s ability to defend its interests.
Also, anti-China sentiment is very high in Pakistan. The Chinese strategy of grabbing land at the expense of the local population and employing its own people has created a new set of challenges.
This anti-China sentiment was visible when fishermen from Gwadar protested the presence of Chinese trawlers late last year.
Pakistan can manage to avoid an invitation to the Chinese PSC to operate on its soil, at least for now. However, in the long run, circumstances may force Islamabad to change its stand, The HK Post reported.
China has been pressurizing Islamabad in various ways over the years to ensure the safety of its citizens living and working in Pakistan on CPEC-related projects.
Recently, many Chinese nationals in Pakistan have been killed in several incidents in the country.
Subsequently, in early June, China’s Ministry of State Security reportedly asked the Pakistani government to allow a private security company (PSC) to operate inside the country to protect its citizens and properties.
Last month, Nikkei Asia reported that shahbaz sharif The government had turned down a Chinese request for its PSC to operate on Pakistani soil, but it is likely that China will continue to insist on such an arrangement.
Media reports further stated that an official of a private security consulting firm in Pakistan working with China said ten Chinese nationals were killed in an attack on a bus in Dasu last year and that this year by Chinese instructors at the Confucius Institute in Karachi. Because of the attack. China asked Pakistan to allow the operation of Chinese PSC.
Notably, China has more than 6,000 private security companies, 20 of which operate internationally, according to a report prepared by a German think tank. Mercator Institute to study China.
There is no doubt that resentment against China will increase if Chinese security companies are allowed to protect Chinese interests in Pakistan, The HK Post reports.
This is especially true in Balochistan, where anti-Chinese sentiment is already very high. The Baloch rebels see China as an agent of the colonization of Balochistan and a primary exploiter of the province’s natural resources in the name of CPEC.
The original Chinese idea is to replicate the model already in Pakistan using private security agencies operating in Africa and Central Asia.
Furthermore, the perception that China wants to bring its security to protect the CPEC leads to the conclusion that it has completely lost faith in Pakistan’s ability to defend its interests.
Also, anti-China sentiment is very high in Pakistan. The Chinese strategy of grabbing land at the expense of the local population and employing its own people has created a new set of challenges.
This anti-China sentiment was visible when fishermen from Gwadar protested the presence of Chinese trawlers late last year.
Pakistan can manage to avoid an invitation to the Chinese PSC to operate on its soil, at least for now. However, in the long run, circumstances may force Islamabad to change its stand, The HK Post reported.