Chinese firms asked to launch uplift projects in Gwadar

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

GWADAR: Gwadar Port Authority chairman Naseer Khan Kashani has urged the Chinese companies working in Gwadar to come forward and launch work on projects relating to socio-economic sectors for the welfare of local people.

Presiding over a meeting of the Gwadar Port Authority here on Friday, he said that problems being faced by fishermen in the area would soon be resolved.

The meeting reviewed pace of work on various ongoing development projects, implementation of Gwadar Master Plan and provision of facilities to fishermen of Gwadar.

Published in Dawn, July 25th, 2020

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googly

Jul 25, 2020 10:33am

China will do what it wants. It owns the Gwadar port hence will not take instructions from anyone.

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Fastrack

Jul 25, 2020 10:35am

Transit trade through Gwadar to and from Afghanistan started. Much more coming. Understandable why India sending 'missing BLA persons'.

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M. Emad

Jul 25, 2020 10:56am

Without any compensation, the ban imposed on fishing in Gwadar and its surrounding coastal waters would constrained local poor fishermen's livelihood and destroy local fishery industry.

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Zak

Jul 25, 2020 06:21pm

PTI said details of all cpec will be transparently shared Not like the other governments that took loans with no transparency. So no future government can ask for a commission report like the recent IPP report. Which mysteriously disappeared somehow!

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Accountability

Jul 26, 2020 01:52am

It is important to show that Gwadar projects provide some benefit to people living in and Gwadar area. Sooner the better. Thank you.

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