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So, Gwadar has no significance for the Chinese? The western alignment of CPEC (shortest land route from Kashghar to Gwadar) has no significance to the Chinese? I think your argument is flawed. Does Iran care about Chinese interests in Pakistan? it undermines these so its own port infrastructure becomes more attractive to the Chinese and you are watching all that in silence. Is China good for only defense purchases or do you need investment, shifting of labor-intensive industry, transfer of technology from the emerging superpower of the world as well? Iran is even more isolated than Pakistan and even then it cares not for the interest of the only large-scale investor that is willing to invest in that country by attacking CPEC's Western alignment in particular and Gwadar in general. As for the iron grip on population is concerned, this might be true for Urban centers (even then we have seen repeated insurrections by the Iranian people against the mullah regime in the cities) but not the countryside. Particularly in Seestan Baluchestan where rebel groups kill and abduct not only Iranian border guards but IRGC personnel at will. Mossad is killing nuclear scientists in that country, your own intel is conducting operations against RAW directly there, as well as liquidating the rebel leaders Indo-Iranian alliance has stationed there for safekeeping and operational guidance. Much competence vis a vis policing state!Any strategy designed to burn Chah Bahar would go against Chinese interests. China now has far greater shadow on Iran then India - witness the tens of billions dollar long term agreements signed between Iran and China. So fair play pissing the Chinese by burning Chah Bahar down.
On a more general level Iranian state is more effective at policing and keeping a iron grip on the population of the country. They have long experiance dealing with insurgents including Kurds and Baloch insurgencies.
Part of the reason is historical - Iranian state haas long history and is very unified/centralized going back to the Shah days. In addition the Iranian state is well funded with oil revenues.
This can be best seen how Iran pured it's Baloch province in 1970s under the Shah and then redeveloped the entire region whereas Pak Balochistan was left to it's own devices until recently.
It would be fun watching these Shia haters trying to explain to the Chinese after they burn Chah Bahar down - not that they could. Although if they could rope in their chums the Israeli's, UAE and Americans that might just be possible.
Pakistan is trying to develop its own Balochistan today and Iran is an impediment acting as not only a base of operations for Indian sponsored groups but using them to further its own objective of diverting Chinese attention to itself from Balochistan.
IVC was probably undone by the same self-defeatist, pacifist outlook of our ancestors who did not bother defending what was theirs and so others took it. People of this school of thought today want to present the other cheek to enemies of Pakistan as well. They would do all in their power to impress upon the Pakistani public (mainly due to their own sectarian affiliations) that the enemy of Pakistan's progress and peace is not its enemy, but a benevolent friend. it is time to recognize these folks amongst our midst. Loyalty to Pakistan cannot be shared regardless of one's ideological or religious belief. Pakistan is sacred, first and last.
Not every citizen must fight wars. It is the duty of informed citizens to become conduits of public pressure for the decision-makers in their state.How many of you warmongering morons are planning to move back to Pakistan and join the army? Let me guess, none!