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Pakistan and China to sign MOUs on development of strategic Gwadar port

Kyodo News InternationalMay 19, 2013 07:46
The Foreign Ministry in Islamabad said Sunday that Pakistan and China will sign several memorandums of understanding during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Pakistan, starting Wednesday. Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani said as many as 12 MOUs will be signed, including three linked to the development of the strategic Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea, which China has been managing since February.

Balochistan development top priority: Caretaker Prime Minister

April 11, 2013 17:17
Caretaker Prime Minister Hazar Khan Khoso has directed for accelerating pace of work on all ongoing development projects in Balochistan.

Gwadar port, Pak-Iran gas pipeline to bring prosperity

April 3, 2013 12:04
PPP candidate for the NA-1 Zulfiqar Afghani has said that Pak-Iran pipeline project and Gwadar Port mega project will bring economic prosperity to the country and poverty will be eliminated soon.Addressing a news conference on Tuesday here at the press club, Afghani said that during the last five years, the ANP government had done great injustices to the PPP workers.

China takes over Pakistan port from Singapore

February 18, 2013 11:01
China took control Monday of a strategic Pakistani port on the Arabian Sea, as part of a drive to secure energy and maritime routes that also gives it a potential naval base, sparking Indian concern. The Pakistani cabinet approved the transfer of Gwadar, currently a commercial failure cut off from the national road network, from Singapore's PSA International to the state-owned China company on January 30.

China takes over Pakistan port from Singapore

February 18, 2013 09:45
China took control of Pakistan's Gwadar port on Monday as part of its drive to secure energy and maritime routes that also gives it a potential Arabian Sea naval base, sparking Indian concern. "The contract of operation of Gwadar port is formally given to China. Today, the agreement is transferred from the Port of Singapore Authority to China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited," President Asif Ali Zardari announced.

Pakistan port integral to China maritime expansion

February 17, 2013 00:15
China's acquisition of a strategic port in Pakistan is the latest addition to its drive to secure energy and maritime routes and gives it a potential naval base in the Arabian Sea, unsettling India. The Pakistani cabinet on January 30 approved the transfer of Gwadar port, a commercial failure cut off from the national road network, from Singapore's PSA International to the state-owned China Overseas Port Holdings Limited.

UPDATE 2-India "concerned" by China role in Pakistan port

February 6, 2013 06:30
* Defence min concerned by Chinese role in Gwadar port * India and China jostling for influence in South Asia * Port close to Iran seen as important energy supply link * India defence budget tightened, Rafale deal unaffected-min By Anurag Kotoky and A. Ananthalakshmi

India 'concerned' over China running Pakistan port

February 6, 2013 06:00
India's defence minister said Wednesday that New Delhi was concerned by Pakistan's decision last month to transfer management of a strategically located deep-sea port to China. "In one sentence, it is a matter of concern for us," A.K. Antony told reporters in Bangalore where he inaugurated the Indian air show. "My answer is very straigtforward and simple." On January 30, Pakistan approved a deal transferring management of Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea from a Singapore company to China, which provided most of the funding to build the facility in the province of Baluchistan.
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