Pakistan’s strategic Gwadar Port open
Q. In which province is Pakistan’s Gwadar port located?- Published on 16 Nov 16a. Sindh
b. Balochistan
c. Lahore
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Balochistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif on 13th Nov 2016 inaugurated the operational activities of the strategic
Gwadar port, situated in the
SW Balochistan Province- The Pakistani PM as well as General Raheel Sharif, the Army Chief of Pakistan welcomed the first massive shipment of Chinese goods through this port
- The deep water port is linked to the USD 46 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor that includes road and energy projects
- It has been predicted by Pakistani officials that the project will create as many as 7 lakh direct jobs between 2015 and 2030
- This is expected to add 2 to 2.5 percentage points to the annual economic growth of the country.
- In case all planned projects are implemented, the value of these projects would equal all FDI in Pakistan since 1970
- This would be equivalent to 17 percent of the 2015 GDP of Pakistan
- Infrastructure projects under CPEC will link the city of Gwadar in SW Pak to China’s autonomous region of Xinjiang through a massive network of highways and railways
- India has expressed concerns because the CPEC passes through Kashmir’s disputed region
- Currently, there is no CEPC project near line of control
- In 2015, India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj told Chinese President Xi Jingping that projects passing through Gilgit and Baltistan were not permitted as they constructed on claimed territory
