SS: A powerful bomb blast in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi targeted a convoy transporting Chinese nationals late on Sunday, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), an insurgent group battling Pakistani security forces in the southwestern Balochistan province, took responsibility for the attack. Recently China had mulled getting a military base in Pakistan to protect its assets. [China mulls military bases in northern Pakistan – India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/neighbours/story/china-military-bases-in-pakistan-144202-2011-10-25)
We might see a renewed push for this as Pakistan’s promises to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals is starting to get unlikely. The big question is whether Pakistan would allow both China and USA to have military bases within their territory.
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SS: A powerful bomb blast in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi targeted a convoy transporting Chinese nationals late on Sunday, killing at least two people and wounding 10 others. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), an insurgent group battling Pakistani security forces in the southwestern Balochistan province, took responsibility for the attack. Recently China had mulled getting a military base in Pakistan to protect its assets. [China mulls military bases in northern Pakistan – India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/neighbours/story/china-military-bases-in-pakistan-144202-2011-10-25)
We might see a renewed push for this as Pakistan’s promises to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals is starting to get unlikely. The big question is whether Pakistan would allow both China and USA to have military bases within their territory.