Pakistan to lease mining in Baluchistan to the US

Objective is to prevent attacks by armed Baloch freedom fighters

Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir

Islamabad (Pakistan) – Amir Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army, has planned to lease Baluch mining to the US. The objective is to stop attack by the armed Baluch freedom fighters. Report says that along with this, Pakistan wants to reduce its dependence on China and improve relations with the US.

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Eric Meyer, Senior Bureau official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, recently held a meeting with Pakistani Army and government officials in this regard.

Editorial Perspective

This is also an attempt to create an indirect nuisance for India. India should pressurise the US to dissuade Pakistan from doing so.