Tag: Gwadar

Kharrazi says Pakistan, Iran can come closer

Former Iran FM says Pakistani banks reluctant to start operations in Iran due to foreign pressure ‘Iran has good ties with India but...

Naval chief visits installations at Gwadar, Ormara

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi visited the naval installations at Gwadar to review the operational readiness of the units and...

Nimrod’s ‘resting place’ discovered in Gwadar

An ancient gate named “Sutak Deen Dar”, about 150 kilometres from Gwadar, has been traced back to Nimrod. BBC Urdu quoted experts as saying that the...

Buses in London launched to promote Gwadar as investment hub

LONDON: A prominent investment company has launched 100 iconic buses in London to promote Gwadar as the investment destination. The buses call for attention towards the...

Balochistan concerned over harmful aspects of coal power plants

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Energy Department on Wednesday raised several environmental and social objections on the construction of two 150 megawatts coal-based power plants in Gwadar and demanded assessment...

Senate body requests desalination of plants in Gwadar: report

GWADAR: The chairman of the Senate’s Standing Sub-Committee on Planning and Development, Shahzeb Durrani, on Monday requested for the purification of plants to solve...

Gwadar port to open new vistas of progress: Khawaja Asif

SIALKOT: Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Sunday said that the government was utilising all available resources to improve means of communications in urban...

Senate’s body calls for action against corrupt officials

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Planning and Development has recommended holding an independent inquiry against the officials who were involved in wrong designing and...

Gwadar all set to host first-ever Global Trade Expo 2018 on...

Expo to bring manufacturers, investors, govt officials from different countries on one stage Agreement declaring Gwadar port as sister port with Tianjin port...

Fishing department bans fishing in Gwadar for three days

KARACHI: The Department of Livestock and Fisheries of Sindh banned fishing from January 28 to January 30 in Gwadar, according to a notification issued...

Balochistan CM encourages investment in Gwadar

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo said on Tuesday that a trade-friendly environment and secure environment will be provided to the foreign...

Nine drug pushers held by PCG, over 450kg of drugs recovered

KARACHI: The Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) seized over 450 kilograms of drugs worth millions and arrested nine drug pushers during different actions on Friday. A PCG spokesperson said...

People of Gwadar top priority in CPEC, says Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior, and Planning, Development & Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said that people of Gwadar are the top priority in China Pakistan...

Chabahar, Gwadar can be developed as sister ports: Pakistan ex-envoy to...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's ex-envoy to Iran Javid Husain said that efforts should be made by both Iran and Pakistan to link Chabahar and Gwadar through...

Somalia a gateway to Africa for trade via Gwadar: PM

  ISTANBUL: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said that Somalia was strategically important to Pakistan as its port cities could act as...

PNS Alamgir provides medical assistance to injured fishermen 280 miles off...

  ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani Dhow (fishing boat) named AL SHAHSAR while operating 280 miles off Gwadar requested immediate/emergency medical assistance from Pakistan Navy through Joint Maritime...

PM envisages Gwadar as major trade hub on world map

Abbasi directs timely completion of development projects  GWADAR: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday directed that the series of development projects in Gwadar must be...