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KARACHI, PAKISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: Pakistani army take security measurements during the opening of a trade project in Gwadar port, west of Karachi on November 13, 2016. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended a ceremony held at the port, a key part of the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to celebrate the arrival of a Chinese trade convoy that had travelled 3,000 kilometers from China's northwestern Xinjiang province. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

KARACHI, PAKISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: Pakistani army take security measurements  during the opening of a trade project in Gwadar port,  west of Karachi on November 13, 2016. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended a ceremony held at the port, a key part of the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to celebrate the arrival of a Chinese trade convoy that had travelled 3,000 kilometers from China's northwestern Xinjiang province. 


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KARACHI, PAKISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) and Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif (2nd L) attend a ceremony of a pilot trade project at a ceremony in Gwadar port, west of Karachi on November 13, 2016. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended a ceremony held at the port, a key part of the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to celebrate the arrival of a Chinese trade convoy that had travelled 3,000 kilometers from China's northwestern Xinjiang province. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

KARACHI, PAKISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) and Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif (2nd L) attend  a ceremony of a pilot trade project at a ceremony in Gwadar port, west of Karachi on November 13, 2016.  Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended a ceremony held at the port, a key part of the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to celebrate the arrival of a Chinese trade convoy that had travelled 3,000 kilometers from China's northwestern Xinjiang province. 


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KARACHI, PAKISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: A ship carrying containers are seen during the opening of a trade project in Gwadar port, west of Karachi on November 13, 2016. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended a ceremony held at the port, a key part of the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to celebrate the arrival of a Chinese trade convoy that had travelled 3,000 kilometers from China's northwestern Xinjiang province. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

KARACHI, PAKISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: A  ship carrying containers are seen during the opening of a trade project in Gwadar port,  west of Karachi on November 13, 2016. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended a ceremony held at the port, a key part of the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to celebrate the arrival of a Chinese trade convoy that had travelled 3,000 kilometers from China's northwestern Xinjiang province. 


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TO GO WITH 'PAKISTAN-ECONOMY-POVERTY' by Ashraf KHAN In this photograph taken on November 13, 2016, Pakistani Naval personnel stand guard near a ship carrying containers at the Gwadar port, some 700 kms west of Karachi, during the opening ceremony of a pilot trade programme between Pakistan and China. Shah Nawaz walks Karachi's dusty streets, one of thousands in the financial hub who are being fed by charities as Pakistan's economy picks up pace -- but, some say, not fast enough for its poverty-stricken millions. Confidence in Pakistan is growing, with the International Monetary Fund claiming in October 2016 that the country has emerged from crisis and stabilised its economy after completing a bailout programme. / AFP / AAMIR QURESHI / TO GO WITH 'PAKISTAN-ECONOMY-POVERTY' BY ASHRAF KHAN (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

TO GO WITH 'PAKISTAN-ECONOMY-POVERTY' by Ashraf KHAN

In this photograph taken on November 13, 2016, Pakistani Naval personnel stand guard near a ship carrying containers at the Gwadar port, some 700 kms west of Karachi, during the opening ceremony of a pilot trade programme between Pakistan and China. 
Shah Nawaz walks Karachi's dusty streets, one of thousands in the financial hub who are being fed by charities as Pakistan's economy picks up pace -- but, some say, not fast enough for its poverty-stricken millions. Confidence in Pakistan is growing, with the International Monetary Fund claiming in October 2016 that the country has emerged from crisis and stabilised its economy after completing a bailout programme. 
 / AFP / AAMIR QURESHI / TO GO WITH 'PAKISTAN-ECONOMY-POVERTY' BY ASHRAF KHAN        (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

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TO GO WITH 'PAKISTAN-ECONOMY-POVERTY' by Ashraf KHAN In this photograph taken on November 13, 2016, Pakistani Naval personnel stand guard near a ship carrying containers at the Gwadar port, some 700 kms west of Karachi, during the opening ceremony of a pilot trade programme between Pakistan and China. Shah Nawaz walks Karachi's dusty streets, one of thousands in the financial hub who are being fed by charities as Pakistan's economy picks up pace -- but, some say, not fast enough for its poverty-stricken millions. Confidence in Pakistan is growing, with the International Monetary Fund claiming in October 2016 that the country has emerged from crisis and stabilised its economy after completing a bailout programme. / AFP / AAMIR QURESHI / TO GO WITH 'PAKISTAN-ECONOMY-POVERTY' BY ASHRAF KHAN (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

TO GO WITH 'PAKISTAN-ECONOMY-POVERTY' by Ashraf KHAN

In this photograph taken on November 13, 2016, Pakistani Naval personnel stand guard near a ship carrying containers at the Gwadar port, some 700 kms west of Karachi, during the opening ceremony of a pilot trade programme between Pakistan and China.
Shah Nawaz walks Karachi's dusty streets, one of thousands in the financial hub who are being fed by charities as Pakistan's economy picks up pace -- but, some say, not fast enough for its poverty-stricken millions. Confidence in Pakistan is growing, with the International Monetary Fund claiming in October 2016 that the country has emerged from crisis and stabilised its economy after completing a bailout programme. 
 / AFP / AAMIR QURESHI / TO GO WITH 'PAKISTAN-ECONOMY-POVERTY' BY ASHRAF KHAN        (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)