Cement sales are considered a barometer of development activity. He was emphatic during a ceremony to celebrate the Chinese Army’s 88th anniversary held at the country’s Islamabad embassy where he said, “I reiterate our resolve that any attempt to obstruct or impede this (CPEC) project will be thwarted at all costs'.Ĭonstruction work on CPEC is already stimulating economic activity in Pakistan as indicated by rising domestic cement demand in the country. Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif has shown a strong personal commitment to making it happen by visiting insurgency-hit areas to support the workers and the troops on difficult construction sites. The 2014 death of veteran Baloch leader Khair Bux Marri has opened up a rift between his sons Mehran and Hyrbyair - who heads the BLA from self-exile in London - and led to the creation of the UBA with other groups also aligning themselves with one side or the other. More recently, the insurgency has been decimated by in-fighting among various Baloch insurgent factions. In 2013 earthquake that struck Awaran, a stronghold of Baloch insurgents, Pakistan Army moved in with relief supplies to earthquake victims, and managed to gain access to parts of the very volatile district that were considered inaccessible. In spite of Indian RAW's most determined effort to support the Baloch militants' campaign of murder and terror, the Baloch insurgency has been significantly weakened by the Pakistan Army campaign in the province. Needless to say that the Chinese dismissed India’s objections to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Swaraj said Modi was “concerned” about the $46 billion project, adding that the Indian government had summoned a Chinese envoy to raise the issue over the corridor that is to run through Pakistani Kashmir. Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “very strongly” raised the issue regarding China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during his visit to Beijing, and called the project “unacceptable”. India has made no secret of its strong opposition to the the CPEC project, and it is believed to be making covert efforts to sabotage it. It is expected to become operational by the end of 2016. The completion of construction of 502 km of the 870 km length of the western alignment represents a significant milestone for Pakistan Army and the Frontier Works Organization.

Supreme commander maps 81km