The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Opportunities and Challenges with Special Reference to Balochistan
Keywords:
CPEC, Balochistan, Economic Prosperity, Challenges etcAbstract
China-Pakistan Economic corridor is a game-changing project between China
and Pakistan. This corridor provides opportunities for economic Development to
Pakistan especially to the people of Balochistan. This research paper determines
the concept of CPEC in the specific context of socioeconomic life of local people
of Balochistan. It will look the positive and negative aspects of the projects by
taking the local resident into consideration. This study tends to rely on Mixed
Research Approaches in order to explain the use, values and interpretation of
concepts.
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