China gives $100m grant for road rehabilitation

Gunmen disguised as Pakistani security officials killed 14 passengers early morning on Thursday after forcing them off buses on the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan province. (EPA photo)

January 1: The Express Tribune report by Shahbaz Rana states that China on Thursday gave a $100 million grant to Pakistan for rehabilitating a road that had been damaged by floods 10 years ago, indicating a shift in Beijing’s policy of only extending loans to its strategic ally.

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