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Afghan transit trade via Gwadar Port begins

First consignment from UAE arrives at Gwadar’s deep seaport


Anadolu Agency
July 28, 2020

PHOTO: AFP

Transit trade to Afghanistan through Pakistan’s strategic Gwadar seaport began on Sunday with a consignment of bulk cargo from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

“The first transit consignment of bulk cargo through Gwadar to Afghanistan has started. Several consignments are lined up for coming days,” said Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, on Twitter.

“We have crossed another milestone towards establishing our credentials as a transit city,” he added.

The ship carrying trade goods for Afghanistan anchored at the port, which was transported to the war-stricken country after Customs clearance, local broadcaster reported.

With its 600km coastline, Gwadar is a key deep seaport currently operated by China, which seeks to gain direct access to the Indian Ocean via Gwadar in line with its $64-billion Pakistan-China Economic Corridor (CPEC) megaproject.

The economic corridor is hoped to provide China cheaper access to Africa and the Middle East and also earn Pakistan billions of dollars for providing transit facilities to the world’s second-largest economy.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 28th, 2020.

 

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Gwadar Port Operations

Ship carrying 17000 tons DAP arrived Being transported to Afghanistan on 550 trucks
60% via Chaman 1st time bagging of bulk cargo been done locally instead of foreign ports Local employment generated & transport business boosted.

 

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The one who operates Gwadar city and port
Corona lockdown by Chinese company Kopko
In five months, the net of plants and trees was spread at 3 lakh square meters.

 

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08 Aug 2020

ISLAMABAD: CPEC Authority Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Friday that the second phase of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was all about taking its dividends to the public. He said socioeconomic development in Gwadar and other parts of Balochistan had been initiated with focus on ensuring participation of local people in all the development projects.

Bajwa, who is also Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, was chairing a special dialogue titled ‘Gwadar Por, Free Economic Zones’ Role in the Prosperity of Balochistan and Regional Connectivity’, organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here.

He said that Gwadar port as well as the airport had become fully functional now and Afghan Transit Trade has diverting towards the city, adding the National Development Council during its recent meeting had decided to pay special focus on the development of Balochistan.

The Gwadar District Economic Zone is being developed in addition to the Gwadar City. Besides, vocational training is being provided to enable local population to participate and fully benefit from the projects.

China Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, while sharing his views commented that Gwadar had huge potential for the development and regional connectivity. He said that the government here and all concerned authorities including CPEC’s played vital role in moving the project forward.

Therefore, several economic initiatives have already been taken by the Chinese government as well as private companies with the help of local partners.

He added that Gwadar was not just a port but a comprehensive business project and thanks to tax incentives announced by the Government of Pakistan, the area now offers a lot of potential for the trade and investment.

The envoy said that Chinese government was committed to provide all the resources that might be required for the future development needs of Gwadar.

Jing affirmed that China wanted to expand its cooperation for the development of whole Balochistan including agricultural, such as testing cotton seed in the province.

Published in Dawn, August 8th, 2020

 

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COPHC in Gwadar planted thousands of trees to echo the tree plantation drive of PM Imran Khan.
The Company has developed 5 green Parks in the last two years. They made "Long live Pakistan and China" with trees, which symbolize the friendship will last forever.

 

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Gwadar Marine Drive

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Be aware of the UAE!!! Gwadar is directly threatening them...

Pls explain, If I need to ship to Afghanistan, or Central Asia, how does the UAE come into the pic?

 

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Marine Drive, Gawadar