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Gwadar came in the focus of attention after the Kargil War when Pakistan felt the need of having a military naval port and the Karachi-Gwadar Road (Coastal Highway) was built for defence purposes. [4] For most of its history, Gwadar was a small to medium-sized settlement with an economy largely based on artisanal fishing.
Construction began in June 2016 on the Gwadar Special Economic Zone, which is being built on 2,292-acre site adjacent to Gwadar's port. [10] In late 2015, around 2000 acre land was leased to a Chinese company for 43 years for the development of Gwadar Special Economy Zone. [11]
The Gwadar Purchase or Pakistani acquisition of Omani Gwadar (Urdu: گوادر کا حصول, lit. 'Acquisition of Gwadar') was the acquisition of the territory of Gwadar by Pakistan from the Sultanate of Oman in 1958.
The region is home to Gwadar Port, built by China as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion investment in President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative, which seeks ...
Gwadar class Coastal tanker Pakistan: PNS Gwadar PNS Kalmat: 2000+ tons Built by Karachi Shipyard, ships were commissioned on 5 November 1984 and 29 August 1992 respectively. [46] [47] Madadgar class Coastal tanker Pakistan: PNS Madadgar PNS Rasadgar: 1600+ tons Built by Karachi Shipyard, both ships were commissioned on 19 July 2011. [48]
Fishing boats at Karachi Fish Harbour View of Gwadar Fish Harbour. There are a number of fish harbours, most of which were built from 2002 onwards but have been controversial because of damage to the local environments. The harbours are managed by the provincial fisheries departments of Sindh and Balochistan. [4] Damb Fish Harbour, [5] Lasbela ...
As per this agreement, 91% of the revenue generated by Gwadar Port will go to COPHC and 9% to Gwadar Port Authority. [11] In March 2019, the Pakistani Senate was informed that during last three years, total gross revenue of Rs 358.151 million had been generated from Gwadar Port, out of which the share going to Gwadar Port Authority was Rs 32. ...
Pakistani security forces Wednesday killed at least eight insurgents as they repulsed an attack by a separatist group on a sprawling government building outside the Chinese-funded Gwadar port in ...