PM meets Turkmenistan president to discuss regional connectivity projects

[Edevelop]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met on Thursday to discuss regional connectivity projects at government house in Murree.

According to a statement, both the leaders were briefed about the proposed road projects to connect the Central Asian Republics (CARs) with Pakistan under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Programme.

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal and Chairman NHA Shahid Ashraf Tarar conducted the briefing session.

Turkmenistan president arrives in Islamabad

The CAREC Programme is a partnership of 10 countries and six multilateral development partners to promote regional development to achieve accelerated economic growth and poverty reduction.

A detailed presentation was given on different options of connectivity routes with CARs.

The proposed routes include roads from Gwadar with Termez via Quetta, Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-e-Sharif. Another road is proposed to be constructed from Karachi to Tashkent via Torkham, Kabul, Kunduz and Dushanbe. Third proposed route is Gwadar to Ashgabat, a road to be built via Quetta, Kandahar and Herat. Lastly, route to connect Gwadar with Tejen via Zahedan and Mashhad.

The prime minister said infrastructural development of Pakistan was the economic lifeline of the country.

“The completion of regional connectivity projects along with CPEC projects will turn around the economic outlook of Pakistan and will prove to be a game changer for the entire region,” he said.

‘TAPI pipeline to be completed by 2019’

The Turkmenistan president appreciated the infrastructural development vision of PM Nawaz, and expressed interest in those proposed routes which fall along the TAPI gas pipeline.

President Berdimuhamedov also showed interest in investing different areas in Gwadar.

“We want to use Gwadar as our home port”, he said.

Federal minister for petroleum and SAPM Tariq Fatemi also attended the meeting.

PM meets Turkmenistan president to discuss regional connectivity projects - The Express Tribune

 

[Edevelop]

Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met on Thursday to discuss regional connectivity projects at government house in Murree.

According to a statement, both the leaders were briefed about the proposed road projects to connect the Central Asian Republics (CARs) with Pakistan under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Programme.

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal and Chairman NHA Shahid Ashraf Tarar conducted the briefing session.

Turkmenistan president arrives in Islamabad

The CAREC Programme is a partnership of 10 countries and six multilateral development partners to promote regional development to achieve accelerated economic growth and poverty reduction.

A detailed presentation was given on different options of connectivity routes with CARs.

The proposed routes include roads from Gwadar with Termez via Quetta, Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-e-Sharif. Another road is proposed to be constructed from Karachi to Tashkent via Torkham, Kabul, Kunduz and Dushanbe. Third proposed route is Gwadar to Ashgabat, a road to be built via Quetta, Kandahar and Herat. Lastly, route to connect Gwadar with Tejen via Zahedan and Mashhad.

The prime minister said infrastructural development of Pakistan was the economic lifeline of the country.

“The completion of regional connectivity projects along with CPEC projects will turn around the economic outlook of Pakistan and will prove to be a game changer for the entire region,” he said.

‘TAPI pipeline to be completed by 2019’

The Turkmenistan president appreciated the infrastructural development vision of PM Nawaz, and expressed interest in those proposed routes which fall along the TAPI gas pipeline.

President Berdimuhamedov also showed interest in investing different areas in Gwadar.

“We want to use Gwadar as our home port”, he said.

Federal minister for petroleum and SAPM Tariq Fatemi also attended the meeting.

PM meets Turkmenistan president to discuss regional connectivity projects - The Express Tribune

If you don't mind me asking, I have two questions as a layman....

1. If CARS get attached to our ports, what benefit we'll get? other than revenues?

2. If you were asked to choose best route among 4 highlighted, what would be your choice and why?

Thanks.

 

[Edevelop]

If you don't mind me asking, I have two questions as a layman....

1. If CARS get attached to our ports, what benefit we'll get? other than revenues?

2. If you were asked to choose best route among 4 highlighted, what would be your choice and why?

Thanks.

Good questions.

1. Central Asia is landlocked. Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan have no access to sea to liberalize their trade potential. If they want goods to be exchanged with Middle East, South East Asian, and African countries, their only option is to use ports of nearby countries, Pakistan's Gwadar and Karachi, or Iran's Chahbahr. Now the question is, what will we (Pakistan) gain from all this ? Well we get to create thousands of jobs in various sectors. We will need people to transport goods via Road and Rail and build new infrastructure. Once this happens our exports like Agriculture goods would start flowing, become competitive and beat India out. Foreign Investment, will also be key. New Oil Refineries, Ship Yards, Energy Plants etc help our case to move towards industrialization.

2. The route in Pakistan is same as CPEC. Only things like road and rail connection with Afghanistan is needed and the above map gives a detailed outline. If China wasn't involved in Gwadar, perhaps it wouldn't be the best choice. No one would ever think about coming here. The world realizes they are a power and they hold the key to Asia's economics. Call it revival of the Silk Road if you will.

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

If you don't mind me asking, I have two questions as a layman....

1. If CARS get attached to our ports, what benefit we'll get? other than revenues?

2. If you were asked to choose best route among 4 highlighted, what would be your choice and why?

Thanks.

Singapore.

This will be even more beneficial if Pakistan, Afghanistan, CARs develop a same gauge rail system.

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

Singapore.

This will be even more beneficial if Pakistan, Afghanistan, CARs develop a same gauge rail system.

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

Singapore built an economy around logistics and it's spillover.

As for the Train guage, train freight is cheaper than truck transport.

 

[Sipahi]

Afghanistan is the most weak and important link in this development.