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BEIJING: Almost a decade after Beijing initiated China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as the flagship of the Belt and Road Initiative, the issue of security has been plaguing the project since its inception in 2015, and it persists even today. Over the years, China has been putting pressure on Islamabad in various ways, to ensure the safety and security of its citizens living and working in Pakistan on CPEC-related projects. Recently, many Chinese nationals in Pakistan have been killed in a number of incidents in the country. Following this, in early June, China’s Ministry of State Security reportedly asked the Pakistani...
