Pakistan Builds New Missile Boat to Protect CPEC

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has commenced construction of a new type of missile boat as part of efforts to modernize its navy to ensure security for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a trade route linking western China to the Arabian Sea via Pakistan’s deep water port of Gwadar.



Pakistan hopes the CPEC will revive its economy, whereas China’s trade and energy resources will be