Saudi Arabia has signed three agreements of grant to strengthen China funded multi-billion dollar project, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Pakistan’s Information Minster confirmed on Thursday.
Addressing a media conference, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that three agreements of grant have been signed and a delegation of Saudia Arabia will reach Pakistan on Sunday.
“Saudi wants to bring a major investment in CPEC”, he said while not disclosing the details of the grant agreement.
On other hand, CPEC, with a large portion of its corridor passing through Balochistan, is facing high resistance by Baloch freedom fighters.
Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibilities of multiple attacks this week on Pakistani forces deployed to protect the Chinese project.
In August this year, Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) had carried out a suicide attack on Chinese engineers in Dalbandeen. At least three Chinese engineers were killed in the attack. BLA had said it will carry more suicide attacks if China fails to quit Balochistan.
The recent entrance of Saudi Arabia in the project has also attracted criticism by Baloch political parties.