The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, popularly known by its acronym of CPEC, has become a buzzword for longed-for economic prosperity in Pakistan. “My restaurant is called Khyber Shinwari but everyone here calls it the CPEC Hotel, since so many Chinese customers have started arriving since the deal was announced.” Gulab Khan Shinwari, the owner, stands at its entrance welcoming a steady stream of Chinese customers. The plumes of smoke rising into the night sky are illuminated by something once uncommon here - the blinking red neon of a sign bearing the restaurant’s name in Chinese. Islamabad, Pakistan - In a bustling street in Pakistan’s capital the air is thick with the familiar smell of mutton sizzling on charcoal.
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