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Generational Dynamics World View
** 11-May-2019 World View: Major terrorist attack in China-run Gwardar port in Pakistan

[Image: pakistan-hotel-attack.jpg]
  • Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan

A terror attack by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on the luxury
Pearl-Continental hotel in Gwadar port in the province of Balochistan
in Pakistan was mostly foiled on Saturday. Three gunmen shot and
killed a security guard who challenged them, but a quick response by
Pakistan army and navy soldiers apparently prevented further murders.
The three gunmen themselves were shot dead.

Gwardar seaport is the endpoint of a massive infrastructure project,
the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a major part of China's
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also called One Belt One Road (OBOR)
or "the new Silk Road." CPEC will be a network of roads, railways and
energy pipelines aiming to connect western Chinese cities, starting
from China's easternmost city Kashgar in Xinjiang province, to the sea
port in Gwadar on the Indian Ocean in Balochistan province in southern
Pakistan. It will have both economic and military components. Power
generation, transport, commerce, R&D and the defense of Pakistan all
will be increasingly tied to Chinese investment, supplies and
interests. It's expected to cost $55-60 billion and take 20 years to
complete.

Balochistan is Pakistan's biggest province, and also its poorest.
Most of the $55-60 billion investment will benefit the wealthy Punjab
and Gilgit Baltistan provinces, rather than Balochistan. Furthermore,
the seaport project has closed off miles of coastline to the
indigenous ethnic Baloch people in communities that have been fishing
in the natural Gwardar port for centuries, and depend on fishing to
feed their families.

Finally, as is typical of all of China's BRI projects, instead of
hiring local workers, China will bring in tens of thousands of Chinese
workers to do the work, get the money, and create a Chinese enclave,
displacing indigenous Baloch people.

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has been conducting regular
terrorist attacks in the region. Saturday's attack on the
Pearl-Continental hotel was the most brazen because the gunmen were
able to penetrate multiple layers of security to reach it. Apparently
the only reason that a lot more residents weren't hurt is because the
security forces responded quickly and because there were few residents
living there at the current time.

------ Sources:


-- Gwadar PC hotel stormed by militants, security guard martyred
https://www.geo.tv/latest/237047-gwadar-...n-underway
(Geo TV, Pakistan)

-- Pakistan / Forces stave off Mumbai-style terrorist attack on Gwadar
hotel
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1970807/1-t...otout-way/
(Express Tribune, Pakistan)

-- Pakistan hotel attack HIGHLIGHTS: All three gunmen killed in
shootout, says Balochistan Home Minister
https://indianexpress.com/article/pakist...n-5723056/
(Indian Express)

-- Gunmen attack hotel in Pakistan's Gwadar, kill security guard
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/g...34253.html
(Al Jazeera)

-- National Party / Pakistan / Balochistan has right over Gwadar Port
operations: NP
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1961790/1-b...ations-np/
(Express Tribunes, Pakistan, 29-Apr-2019)

-- Pakistan / Will China’s Plans for Gwadar Destroy Fishermen’s
Livelihood?
https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/will-chi...ivelihood/
(Diplomat, 3-Apr-2019)

-- Gunmen Storm Hotel in China-Run Pakistani Gwadar Port
https://www.voanews.com/a/gunmen-storm-h...13414.html
(VOA)


---- Related:

** 6-Nov-18 World View -- Pakistan's Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claims credit for killing CPEC workers
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e181106




** 22-Dec-18 World View -- China's CPEC project in Pakistan turns military, marginalizing Balochistan
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e181222



** 12-Dec-17 World View -- Pakistan overwhelmed and China alarmed over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e171212
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