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PM Sharif says militants want to stop CPEC projects

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Separatist militants that launched widespread coordinated attacks in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan want to stop development projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday.
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In a televised address to cabinet, Sharif said the militants wanted to drive a wedge between Islamabad and Beijing, which has invested heavily in the province in a deepwater port and also has a gold and copper mine.
PM Sharif said that during the federal cabinet meeting, prayers were offered for the martyrs in terrorist incidents. The Prime Minister condemned the incidents of terrorism in Balochistan and offered condolences to the families of the martyrs. “Soldiers of security forces were martyred in terrorist incidents,” he said, adding, “war will continue until the end of terrorism”.
The wave of terrorism has increased in the past few months, and terrorists have martyred citizens in Dera Ismail Khan and Karak too, the premier said, adding that “Banned TTP terrorists operate from Afghanistan”.
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“Army Chief and Pakistan’s forces are determined to end terrorism”, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, adding that all resources will be dedicated to end terrorism from the country.
