China's CPEC damaging environment in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan
19 May 2024
GILGIT BALTISTAN: Although Pakistan termed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a game-changer for the country’s ailing economy but the fact of the matter is that Chinese mega projects are showing an adverse impact on Gilgit-Baltistan’s environment leading to uncontrollable pollution and irreversible depletion of aquatic ecosystems.
Under the banner of CPEC, Pakistan and China are initiating work on mega-dams, oil and gas pipelines, and uranium and heavy metal extraction in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Gilgit-Baltistan is also providing over half of its drinking and irrigation water...
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