The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is set to become a crucial leg of the broader Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s mega-project aiming to enhance “all-around connectivity through infrastructure construction”.
Pakistan’s army plans to deploy an additional division-size special force in order to protect China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor told Chinese journalists.
In March, China also deployed its contingent in the Pakistani province of Sindh, which is about 90 kilometres away from Pakistan’s international border with India.