It is indeed quite commendable to note that within couple of weeks of Gwadar Port becoming fully functional and gaining importance particularly in the region, Pakistan ‘s third port has been completed and is ready to be inaugurated next month to go into operation as well.
Known as Pakistan Deep Water Container Port, it was under construction for many years and could not be completed earlier than now for various reasons. In all fairness, it goes to the credit of present government which got the construction work accelerated by overcoming obstacles in a determined manner and now it has been completed in a minimum possible time and ready to be functional as another port of the country after Karachi Port and Gwadar Port after its inauguration by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sometime next month.
According to the reports, the port has three berths with a designed draft of 16 meters and operational draft of 16 meters. World’s biggest vessels can easily be handled at the just completed Deep Water Container Port. Trans-shipment will be taking place at this port, world’s big vessels will reach the port, cargo loaded on these vessels will be transferred to smaller ships which would in turn transport the goods to Gulf states and other parts of the region.
While appreciating the accelerated completion of the Deep Water Container Port, one cannot help point out that adequate security measures should also be taken like those already in place for the International Gwadar Port to ensure to save it from the dirty evil eyes of hostile elements, inimical to the security and solidarity of Pakistan, who somehow cannot see Pakistan making steady progress and development in the right direction and its people becoming prosperous and improving their living standards accordingly with passage of time.
ASIM MUNIR
Rawalpindi