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Islamabad: Pakistan, which is already dealing with the industrial crisis, has faced one other jolt as its ‘iron brother’ China has left the nation humiliated over the newly constructed Gwadar Airport. It modified into as soon as a birthday celebration in the neighbouring nation because the most crucial flight of Pakistan Global Airways (PIA) landed at the airport, with Top Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailing it as a image of Sino-Pak friendship.

However, undermined the claims, Chinese language affirm-trail media, World Cases, printed that the $230 million airport is a ‘reward’ from China. This sparked wide criticism on the on-line, with netizens calling it a a part of China’s ‘debt trap diplomacy.’

In a submit on X (previously Twitter), World Cases said, “The new Gwadar Airport is a donation from China. It formally opened on Monday with its first flight, PIA503, arriving from Karachi.” Meanwhile, China’s legitimate details company, Xinhua, quoted Shehbaz Sharif, who praised the airport as a “intellectual instance of staunch China-Pakistan friendship.” He additionally expressed gratitude for China’s make stronger in constructing the arena-class facility.

Backlash Over China’s ‘Donation’ Negate

China faced on-line criticism after the World Cases anecdote. An X particular person named Riaz Baloch, commented, “The Gwadar Global Airport is a a part of the exploitative CPEC conception.”

The airport, funded under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), modified into as soon as initiated in March 2019 in the course of Imran Khan’s tenure and inaugurated in October 2024 by Shahbaz Sharif.

However, no flights landed there till now, leading analysts and consultants to label it a “white elephant.”

Predominant Funding in Gwadar

It is price noting that China has invested billions of dollars in Gwadar, specializing in establishing a naval depraved in the affirm, which has fuelled disputes between the two nations. Islamabad reportedly sought nuclear second-strike capabilities from China, however Beijing refused.

Gwadar Port, due to its deep-water facility, is strategic for web hosting warships and gentle cargo vessels. China sees Gwadar as a vital hyperlink to the Center East, Africa, and Asia, bypassing the chokepoint at the Malacca Strait.

However, CPEC has faced fierce opposition in Balochistan, with locals protesting the mission and targeting Chinese language engineers. This has additionally resulted in several fatalities.