January 2019 | Gwadar Iqra Associates

January 30, 2019

Riyadh’s billion dollar refinery projects in Gwadar seen irking Beijing

QUETTA, Pakistan — Saudi Arabia’s multibillion-dollar investment in Gwadar at the southernmost tip of Pakistan is complicating Islamabad’s delicate relations with Beijing. China is wary of the increasing Saudi presence in their strategically important neighbor...

January 28, 2019

Gwadar Port to become backbone of Pakistan economy

Zubair Qureshi China’s contribution for development of Pakistan’s infrastructure, construction of roads, dams and energy projects is a blessing for the country and Prime Minister Imran Khan fully realizes how important this long-term cooperation with...

January 28, 2019

Zubaida Jalal says construction of Gwadar Shipyard will soon be started

Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal says construction of Gwadar Shipyard will soon be started after fulfilling all legal obligations regarding land acquisition. She said this during her visit to Gwadar Development Authority in Gwadar...

January 25, 2019

CM Kamal invites foreign firms to invest in Balochistan

QUETTA : Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan has said the mineral-rich province has huge investment opportunities while foreign investors can benefit by investing in Gwadar’s deep sea port, gas, mineral and tourism sectors. “Following the...

January 23, 2019

Govt to develop Gwadar as smart port city

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to develop Gwadar as a modern smart port city, keeping in view the high standards being followed across the globe in a meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development...

January 22, 2019

Government choose to develop 130,000 acres for Gwadar Port City

ISLAMABAD: In consultation with all stakeholders, Government choose to develop 130,000 acres for establishment of the modern Gwadar Port City. The modern port city’s construction will require cost of around Rs1,000 billion for placing all...

January 22, 2019

Bakhtyar calls for investor-friendly regulations in Gwadar

‘Gwadar will be a green, clean and environment-friendly city’ Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar on Monday called for the provision of basic facilities to uplift Gwadar. He was chairing a meeting in...

January 22, 2019

Bakhtyar Says Gwadar to be made a modern port city

Bakhtyar Says Gwadar to be made a modern port city ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar chaired a meeting to review progress on the Gwadar City Master Plan project here...

January 21, 2019

$474 million US Dollar invested by 30 companies in Gwadar free zone

Around 30 companies have so far invested in the Gwadar Free Zone, with direct investment of about US $ 474 million, according to official sources on Sunday. The Gwadar Free Zone, being developed by a...

January 19, 2019

‘China has no concerns over Saudi oil refinery in Gwadar’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ghulam Sarwar Khan has sought to quash speculations that China has concerns over the Saudi Arabian plans to set up an oil refinery in the port city of...

Month: January 2019