Gwadar

Published January 21, 2016

WHY is the CPEC’s controversy being extended to Gwadar port?

Why is the status of Gwadar port being questioned or its importance being limited when it is an integral part of Pakistan and that no enemy has its claim on Gwadar? Politicians should desist from making senseless statements.

Gwadar was bought from Oman by the then federal government and officially integrated into Pakistan. Its existence in Balochistan is just a geographical coincidence.

A. H.

Lahore

Published in Dawn, January 21st, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

Chinese diplomacy
Updated 14 Mar, 2026

Chinese diplomacy

THERE are signs that China is taking a more active role in trying to resolve the issue of cross-border terrorism...
Fragile gains at risk
14 Mar, 2026

Fragile gains at risk

PAKISTAN is confronting an external shock stemming from the US-Israel war on Iran that few of the other affected...
Kidney disease
14 Mar, 2026

Kidney disease

ON World Kidney Day this past Thursday, the Pakistan Medical Association raised the alarm on Pakistan’s...
Delicate balance
Updated 13 Mar, 2026

Delicate balance

PAKISTAN has to maintain a delicate balance where the geopolitics of the US-Israeli aggression against Iran are...
Soaring costs
13 Mar, 2026

Soaring costs

FOR millions of households already grappling with Ramazan inflation, the sharp increase in petrol and diesel prices...
Perilous lines
13 Mar, 2026

Perilous lines

THE law minister’s veiled warning to the media to “exercise caution” and not cross “red lines” while...