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China’s belt and road expansion in Pakistan at risk as terrorist attacks surge

by Tom Hussain in SCMP, Aug 1, 2023The writer is an Islamabad-based journalist who has spent his 35-year career covering South Asia and the Middle East.An upsurge in terrorist attacks in western Pakistan highlights the risks involved in expanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the country even as Chinese firms are “learning the ropes” on how to cope with the rise in violence, analysts say. Amid ongoing celebrations to commemorate the 10th anniversary of…