Balochistan, CPEC under threat Amid Pak-USA New Friendship?

Nearly a decade after it was unveiled as a transformational project for Pakistan’s economy, the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) appears to have reached a plateau, according to a leading academic specialising in China and Central Asia.

Speaking on the New Wave History podcast, Professor Hassan H. Karrar of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) said there has been little evidence of major new investment under the formal CPEC framework in recent years. While Chinese firms remain involved in infrastructure projects across Pakistan, he stressed that many high-profile schemes, including large dams, fall outside the