Tag: Port

Yemen’s Houthis indicate willingness to hand over port to UN: sources

WASHINGTON: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have indicated they would be willing to hand over management of Hodeidah port to the United Nations, a potential breakthrough...

US lawmakers question Indian plans for Iran’s Chabahar port

US Senators questioned on Tuesday whether India's development of a port in southern Iran for trade access risked violating international sanctions, and a State...

Navy ready for new challenges after Gwadar becomes functional

  Pakistan Navy is ready and capable of providing security to all the maritime traffic likely to be generated once the Gwadar port is made...

600 acres of Gwadar land given in Chinese control for free...

Ahsan Iqbal says CPEC to be fate changer for billions of people Pakistan handed over 600 acres of land to China for Gawadar Port Free...

India mulls setting up dry port at Attari to promote trade...

The Indian government is considering setting up a container depot close to the Attari-Wagah border in order to facilitate trade between India and Pakistan,...

Transport Associations strike empties shelves

Scarcity of essential goods has manifested itself across the country due to a strike by Goods Transport Associations. The strike...

Handing over Gwadar port to China best solution: PEW

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the government to hand over management of Gwadar deep-water port to China following...

China tacitly confirms takeover of Gwadar port

Ahead of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s visit to China, Beijing on Tuesday tacitly confirmed reports that it was taking over the strategic Gwadar...

KPT celebrates Independence Day

The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) organised Quran Khawani and special prayers in all KPT mosques after Fajr prayers on the Independence Day of Pakistan...

PSO depot near Port Qasim

I want to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards a very important matter that should be dealt with immediately because thousands of...

Thailand, Myanmar back ambitious port project

Thailand and Myanmar pledged on Monday to press ahead with a multi-billion-dollar deep sea port project and to open new border crossings during summit...

Sindh govt, Chinese firm to sign MoU for establishment of new...

As the Sindh Cabinet formally approves the establishment of Zulfikarabad city near district Thatta, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the mega project will...

ASF recovers 7kg heroin at Islamabad Airport

Airport security force recovered seven kilograms of heroin from a passenger and arrested the accused here late Saturday night. According to details, during search of...

PIA aircraft engineer arrested at Karachi airport, arms recovered

Airport Security Force (ASF) arrested an engineer of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and recovered arms from his possession here on Wednesday. According to details, the...

Standing committee wants to run a tight ship

The National Assembly Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping, Friday, urged the government to provide funds for developing Gwadar Port linkages with rest of...

Centre assures Balochistan of full support for improving Gwadar Port

The federal government has assured the Balochistan government of full support for bringing improvement in Gwadar Port and completion of the related road network,...

Shipping activity at Port Qasim

Three ships arrived at Port Qasim on Friday 30 March, 2012. carrying containers at QICT chemicals at EVTL and fertilizer at FAP. Berth...