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Strategic Importance of Pakistan
Links Central Asia,South Asia,West Asia
Significance as transit economy
Important link in the chain of Muslim Countries
Only Muslim Country with Nuclear Capability.
Gwadar Port with deep water
Coastal belt of Balochistan provide outlet to western china
to middle east
Strategic Importance of CPEC
Pak and China all weathered strategic and diplomatic
partners in South Asia
as a bridge and linkage between the European, Asian and
African continents
China short easy access towards the Middle East, Africa
and Europe
US pivot to Asia strategy
India, Singapore, Malaysia, North Korea and other East-
Asian countries
an alternative to Strait of Malacca
Benefits For Pakistan
Coal based power plants,Roads,Rail and Port infrastructure (22%
of total investment)
oil rich gulf countries for the transportation of their fuel supply
the middle class will be happy with job creation, ignoring the fact
that they will be fleeced even before jobs are created
China did not interfere much in our internal affairs before, but
would be obliged to do so in the post-CPEC scenario
At the end,,
CPEC should be made open to debate