Published 23:11 IST, October 15th 2019

CPEC to turn Balochistan into Chinese military garrison: Baloch leader

Hyrbyair Marri said CPEC to turn Balochistan into a Chinese military garrison. He added that success of CPEC will be a threat to India and Balochistan.

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Leer of Free Balochistan Movement, Hyrbyair Marri in London on October 15 said that formation of China-Pakistan Ecomic Corridor Authority (CPEC Authority) by Pakistan is ar step in turning Balochistan into a Chinese military garrison. Baloch leer furr said in a statement that CPEC is t an ecomically viable project because of  Balochistan's socio-political conditions and this is well understood even by Pakistan's military and political elite. This is reason why y have been calling it an ecomic project to hide its military and strategic aspects, he stated. In August 2019, Imran Khan anunced 'National Coastal Development Authority' formation which will w be controlled by Pakistani Punjabis and this is in violation of Pakistan's constitution, he ded.

"On one hand Pakistan shed crocodile tears on India's decision on Article 370 and on or hand, it violates its own constitution," Marri said. 

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Chinese military bases to be set up on coast

Free Balochistan movement leer anticipates that CPEC will end liberation movement he stands for. He said that with CPEC Chinese Government will control coastal strip of Balochistan by cutting it from or Baloch areas. As it is t an ecomically viable plan to have military bases in Balochistan's mainland due to Sunni Punjabi occupation, it is a better option for military bases to be on coast, he reasoned. Baloch leer also suggested that China could maintain bases in Balochistan's coastal areas, in same manner, Russia has been maintaining Kaliningr in heart of eastern Europe.

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"Pakistan is turning Gwar and or coastal areas of Balochistan into a Chinese Kaliningr which alrey has largest concentration of military cantonments and bases in region and new bases are being built in Jiwani, Sonmiani, and or areas," Baloch leer said. 

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CPEC, t a failure, intends to surround India by sea

Marri also burst bubble of pro-independence Baloch and Indian journalists who claim that CPEC has failed. He said that y are in illusion that y have succeeded in failing CPEC project. It is t easy to defeat Chinese imperialist communist designs and once y succeed it will be end of Balochistan's independence movement. Baloch nation will become a mirity in its own land with CPEC, he predicted. Moreover, geopolitically Baloch will be first causality of CPEC and n it will be India and western countries. On or hand, leer also stood for his own movement saying that success of Balochistan's national struggle will end CPEC.

"Chinese and Pakistani nexus in region and ir belligerence towards ir neighbors are kwn to everyone. Once CPEC's military objectives are achieved that is construction of bases in Jiwani, Ormara and underground submarine base in Sonmiani, this will help China and Pakistan to encircle India by sea," he ded. 

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(With inputs from ANI)

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17:37 IST, October 15th 2019