Pakistan-China
Pakistan: Punjab govt deploys 11,225 security personnel to protect Chinese nationals working in projects
Islamabad: Punjab home department has deputed 11,225 security personnel in the province to protect Chinese nationals who are currently working in several projects in the region.
These security personnel from army, Rangers, Special Protection Unit (SPU), Special Branch representatives, police, departmental security, PS GS were deployed for the protection of 3355 Chinese nationals working on CPEC projects and non-CPEC projects, The News has learnt, reports The News International.
In CPEC projects, 665 Chinese nationals are working at hydropower project, Karot, Rawalpindi, 303 Chinese nationals working at Sahiwal Coal-fired Power project, 12 Chinese working at Quaid-i-Azam Solar Park, Bahawalpur, 59 Chinese at Karachi-Lahore Motorway Project and 50 Chinese are working at 660 KV Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line, the newspaper reported quoting well-placed sources in the home department.
The sources shared that 4,136 security personnel from army, Rangers, Special Protection Unit (SPU), Special Branch representatives, police, departmental security are providing security to Chinese nationals working on CPEC projects while 7,122 security personnel were deployed to provide security to 2266 Chinese nationals working on non-CPEC projects, the newspaper reported.
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