Tag: Balochistan

New Study Reveals Which Countries Most Influenced by China

A new study measuring China’s influence around the world has ranked Pakistan as the country most under the sway of the communist regime. Two Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia and Singapore, were ranked respectively as second and third followed by Thailand in fourth position, according to the China Index database released on Dec. 8. The China Index, an…


Pakistan Struggles to Stop Thousands of its Citizens From Smuggling Oil From Iran

Thousands of men in Balochistan, the southwestern province of Pakistan, smuggle oil from across the restive border with Iran. While the phenomenon is not new, the Pakistan government has recently ordered the stopping of the illegal trade as fears mount about billions of rupees of loss to the economy. The smuggling of Iranian oil into…