3/28/24, 12:35 PM Why are Pakistani militants targeting Chinese workers, infra projects?

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TIMESOFINDIA.COM Updated: Mar 28, 2024, 07:22 IST IST

Beijing has poured billions of dollars into Pakistan in recent years, but Chinese-funded projects have sparked resentment and their citizens have
frequently come under attack from separatists and Islamist militants

Days after the Shehbaz Sharif-led government took charge, separatists and Islamist militants in Pakistan have
stepped up attacks on Chinese-funded infrastructure projects and their personnel, prompting Beijing —
Islamabad’s all-weather ally — to demand a “thorough probe” and the arrest of the “perpetrators”.
On March 26, five Chinese nationals working on a major dam construction site were killed along with their
driver when a suicide bomber targeted their vehicle in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,
officials said.

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