FPCCI is likely to establish its liaison office in Gwadar ISLAMABAD (Dunya News): The business community of Pakistan and the members of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry have hailed the announcement made by Hussain Islam, Provincial Minister of Balochistan, on behalf of Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo for allocation[…]

An Expo on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is to be held in Lahore in May. Addressing audience at an event, Deputy Chief of Mission at Chinese Embassy and focal person for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Lijian Zhao termed the expo as a launching pad for greater business and trade opportunities saying it will attract huge[…]

Habib Rafique started development work at Gwadar Central

ISLAMABAD – The government has approved a plan to set up a new shipyard at Gwadar with the capacity to build very large and ultra large crude carriers, sources told The Nation. Sources in the Defence Ministry said the plan approved by the federal cabinet would be implemented within three to five years. The plan[…]

ISLAMABAD – The government will construct Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) at Gwadar to cater for increased customs revenues due to operationalization of Gwadar port and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). However the Planning Commission has recommended the FBR that instead of construction of MCC at Gwadar in one go divide it in phases, as currently[…]

Cosco Shipping Lines begins Pakistan’s first weekly containerized service from Gwadar as first vessel MS Tiger which left Karachi on 5th of March is expected to dock at Gwadar Port today before it leaves for Jebel Ali, UAE, according to Cosco officials. The newly inaugurated Karachi – Gwadar shipping (KGS) service will have weekly freight movement[…]

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa laid the foundation stone of a UAE and Swiss government-supported Gwadar desalination plant when he arrived in Balochistan on a two-day visit on Sunday, confirmed the army’s media wing The project fulfils a long-awaited demand of locals and shall provide them with 4.4 million gallons of water[…]

Naval Anchorage Gwadar Groundbreaking to be held on 28th Feb, 2018

GWADAR: State Minister for Ports and Shipping Chaudhry Jaffer Iqbal on Monday said a new berth would be constructed at Gwadar port within one year, providing a larger anchoring space to accommodate three additional big ships. The 900-metre-long berth will offer a vertical front from the Gwadar coastline into Arabian Sea to facilitate the loading[…]

GWADAR: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will inaugurate the first-ever Gwadar Expo today (Monday). The event will be attended by foreign dignitaries, ambassadors and people from business community across the world. The expo will also provide a platform for interaction between local and foreign business entrepreneurs, financiers, investors and government officials to utilise the benefits[…]