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Protests disrupt Pakistan's Gwadar, home of Chinese-controlled port

Turmoil led by group demanding recovery of victims of enforced disappearances

Supporters of the Balochistan Yakjehti Committee listen to their leader speak during the Baloch National Gathering in Gwadar on the southwestern coast of Pakistan on July 28.   © Reuters

ISLAMABAD -- Massive protests have erupted in the southwestern Pakistani city of Gwadar, home of a Chinese-controlled port, raising significant worries for China.

Life in Gwadar has been disrupted since Friday due to the protests organized by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a group focused on civil, political and economic rights in Balochistan province.

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