Gwadar News

March 13, 2019

Chinese company to build schools in Gwadar using prefab technology

QUETTA: The Balochistan government and Chinese company CMEC agreed to build new schools in Gwadar and Ziarat using prefabrication technology under a public-private partnership programme. The agreement was reached on Tuesday between the provincial government...

March 12, 2019

Why ambitious China and isolated Saudi Arabia have found a common ally in Pakistan

A trilateral alliance of China-Pakistan-Saudi Arabia, driven by geo-economic interests, is emerging, with the Pakistani port of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea as its hub. This builds upon a geopolitical foundation dating back to the...

March 12, 2019

Kamal inaugurates water plant in Gwadar

QUETTA : Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal on Sunday inaugurated the Gwadar Water Treatment Plant and also ordered expansion of the district headquarters (DHQ) hospital with addition of 50 beds. During his visit to the port...

February 22, 2019

Saudi Arabia and China jockey for influence in Pakistan

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) met withPakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi in Islamabad this week, and signed US$20 billion worth of deals with the country. In return, he received the Nishan-e-Pakistan...

February 20, 2019

$11 billion refinery at Gwadar

1. Installation of two re-gassified Liquefied Petroleum Gas (RLNG) plants with an estimated cost of $4 billion 2. $10 billion oil refinery 3. $1 billion petrochemical complex 4. $2 billion investment in mineral development sector 5. Pakistan’s annual...

February 20, 2019

Land acquired for shipyard in Gwadar

KARACHI: Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) has acquired land at Gwadar for the development of another shipyard, which has been approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan, KSEW Managing Director Rear Admiral Ather Saleem said....

February 18, 2019

Pakistan asked to bear transportation cost of Gwadar oil refinery project

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to sign the important agreement of building an oil refinery in Gwadar at a cost of $5-6 billion, Islamabad will at least be needed to shoulder the cost...

February 18, 2019

Saudi oil refinery in Gwadar to help Islamabad save $3 billion a year

The refinery would produce up to 300,000 barrels per day once completed Saudi Arabia is also setting up reservoirs for liquefied natural gas in Pakistan, says Petroleum Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expects to...

February 16, 2019

Sanjrani: Gwadar offers abundant investment opportunities

Sanjrani: Gwadar offers abundant investment opportunities ISLAMABAD.: Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Friday said that improved peace and security situation in the country now underpinned a conducive environment for investment and foreign investors could benefit...

February 15, 2019

Satellite survey of Gwadar to be carried out

ISLAMABAD: The federal government with China has decided to launch a new master plan for Gwadar according to which a geological and satellite survey of port city would be carried out. Several projects of electricity, gas,...

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