ISLAMABAD: Gwadar, a vital division of massive China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, is a test for the stakeholders to develop it as a successful economic city for the associating countries. Naveed Iftikhar, an expert consultant in Ministry of Finance addressed a seminar on “The international and urban design of Gwadar city” in which he […]

ISLAMABAD: Gwadar district, the significant part of gigantic China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, is a challenge for the stakeholders to develop it as a successful new economic city. Addressing a seminar on “the international and urban design of Gwadar city”, an expert consultant in Ministry of Finance, Naveed Iftikhar presented his findings in a […]

Lasbela-Gwadar National Assembly representative Muhammad Aslam Bhootani said that today Gwadar resembles a Stone Age-era settlement where there is no water, gas, electricity or jobs. Congratulating Prime Minister Imran Khan on being elected, he said that the premier should keep an eye on this important area. He said that after the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was […]

The development of Gwadar under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects seem to be a major challenge for the China to reach at a successful conclusion where the development under the precious projects, like improvement of education sector, water and power crisis including the broken roads are not listed yet. Actually, Gwadar is situated […]

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a sub-project of Xi Jinping’s multi-national One Belt, One Road initiative, which is in its implementation phase. The signing of $46 billion worth of CPEC related agreements between Pakistan and China on President Xi Jinping’s visit to Islamabad in April 2015 was considered a milestone in strengthening Sino-Pak […]

The Senate standing committee on power has recommended that Balochistan’s Gwadar be connected to the national grid as soon as possible. A representative of the power division told the committee that they have still not been able to connect Gwadar to the national grid and that electricity supply to the coastal areas of Balochistan from […]

Sir: I want to draw the attention of the Balochistan government to provide a better state of education in Gwadar, which has recently been presenting us with very disappointing results. The poor, and the females in our society are deprived from a lack of access to a quality education that they deserve and thousands of […]

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a sub-project of Xi Jinping’s multi-national One Belt, One Road initiative, which is in its implementation phase. The signing of $46 billion worth of CPEC related agreements between Pakistan and China on President Xi Jinping’s visit to Islamabad in April 2015 was considered a milestone in strengthening Sino-Pak […]

GWADAR — Landing at Gwadar International Airport is a bit like landing on the moon. The tarmac lies in the middle of a desert, and there’s no other aircraft in sight except for a C-130 from the United Arab Emirates Air Force. The place seems all but abandoned. In the area around the airport, houses […]