Balochistan sees CPEC as dispossession, not development: Report

Balochistan is a province in Pakistan that has a lot of natural resources like gas, coal, copper, and gold.

However, it is still one of the poorest areas in the country.

Many people there feel that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not helping them but instead taking away their resources.

The Gwadar port has improved technologically, but the local people still lack basic things like water and healthcare.

The government and military take the resources but do not invest much back into the local area, which makes people feel left out and unhappy.

There is also a lot of security around the CPEC projects, which some people think is making things worse.

The future of Balochistan and CPEC depends on whether the government can make decisions that include and benefit the local people.