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Pakistan: Tension prevails in port city Gwadar
Islamabad: Tension prevailed in Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar for a fourth straight day as the Gwadar Rights Movement (GRM) activists continued to stage protest demonstrations for the acceptance of their demands.…
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Pakistan ready to give Tajikistan ‘access to Gwadar, Karachi ports’
Astana: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, while highlighting the importance of promoting connectivity in the region, reiterated Pakistan’s readiness to provide access to Tajikistan to Gwadar and Karachi ports, media…
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Pakistan’s Gwadar loses shine as Saudis shift billion-dollar oil refinery to Karachi
Karachi: Saudi Arabia has decided to shift a planned USD 10 billion oil refinery to Karachi from Gwadar, the epicenter of the country’s flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, further highlighting the infrastructural deficiencies…
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China reluctant to clear USD 6 billion loan for CPEC project
Islamabad: China has shown reluctance to clear a USD 6 billion loan for the single largest project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) due to the growing concern over mounting debt. The…
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CPEC SEZ to create over 200K job opportunities for Pakistan
Islamabad: A special economic zone (SEZ) being constructed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will create over 200,000 job opportunities for the locals, a top official said. Chief…
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Pakistan plans to develop oil city in Gwadar
Islamabad: The Pakistan government is planning to develop a massive oil city in Gwadar district in Balochistan province with an aim to host Saudi Arabia’s $10 billion Aramco oil refinery and use it…
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Imran Khan dreams of Gwadar as ‘next Dubai’ but restricts local Baloch from accessing basic necessities
Rome: While Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government “plans” to make Gwadar the “next Dubai” under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, he is restricting Baloch locals from accessing basic necessities by fortifying…
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China building high-security naval base at Gwadar
Gwadar: China is secretly building a high-security compound near Gwadar Port in Pakistan’s Balochistan province which it will probably use for the naval base. Forbes According to Forbes, a leading Aerospace and…
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Pak govt allows Gwadar Port to resume transit trade
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has given permitted the resumption of the Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) activities at Gwadar Port amid the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported on Monday. The port was opened for…
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Pak approves tax relief for Gwadar port
Islamabad: The federal cabinet has approved legislative changes to address a longstanding issue of tax concessions for Gwadar Port and Gwadar Free Zone. The move came, earlier this week, just days before…
