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The Gwadar Port (Urdu: گوادر بندرگاہ [ˈɡwaːdəɾ ˈbəndəɾɡaː]) is situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan and is under the administrative control of the Maritime Secretary of Pakistan and operational control of the China Overseas Port Holding Company. [2]
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.
Aerial view of Gwadar harbour, showing the international port in the background and the fishing harbour in the foreground. All seaports in Pakistan are maintained and governed by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs of the Government of Pakistan .
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. ...
The decision to build a port in Gwadar was initially taken in the early 1990s when the hydrocarbon-laden and mineral-rich Central Asian Republics gained independence after the breakup of the Soviet Union. The construction of the Makran Coastal Highway was essential to the development of the port of Gwadar.
Situated along the Arabian Sea, it is primarily a fishing village where the local population depends on fishing as their main source of income. The town is located near the city of Gwadar, which has become strategically important due to the development of the Gwadar Port and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor . Surbandar's natural beauty ...
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 ...
The Gwadar Shipyard is a planned shipbuilding and repair facility located in Gwadar, a port city in Balochistan, Pakistan.The project is a joint venture between the national and regional governments of Pakistan, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in February 2021.