China's copper mine in Pakistan targeted by militant 'blockade'

Attacks in Balochistan disrupt supplies, threatening Beijing's top import item

The Saindak copper and gold mine is one of China's oldest mining investments in Pakistan. (Screenshot from Balochistan Land of Beauty's YouTube page)

ISLAMABAD -- The Saindak mine, China's only copper interest in Pakistan, faces what analysts call an "economic blockade" caused by repeated militant attacks along the mine's supply routes, threatening the continuity of shipments of Beijing's top import commodity from the South Asian country.

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