Pakistan presses China for more Belt and Road investment in Gwadar

Geopolitics, lack of strong business case and security complicate issue, experts say

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Pakistan wants Chinese partners to invest more in developing Gwadar Port and free zone. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)

ADNAN AAMIR

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan recently urged the Chinese operator of Gwadar Port to make additional investments in a nearby industrial area where Belt and Road Initiative projects have stalled, but experts say the business case for such a move is weak, particularly at a time when bilateral ties are frail.

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