Balochistan Updates

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Commercial production of Panjgur dates production factory has started.

The project is established in Panjgur area of Balochistan with a cost of $6 and a half million dollars by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.

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Why do we need 6.5 Million Dollars from UAE to fund this kind of Project ? .... Doesn't our Federal Government had / has this amount for the prosperity of these areas ??? .....

In order to end insurgency we need to focus on these areas of South Balochistan.

 

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Red Cross Society (RCS) of China has built a state of the art 100 beds hospital in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan. The hospital would meet the health requirements of the workers involved in Gwadar development under CPEC.

7:08 AM · May 12, 2022

 

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Saindak Metals... - China Pakistan Economic Corridor - CPEC

Saindak Metals Limited 1400 Local from Balochistan are working on Saindak Metals Limited project, Video Part-1 courtesy: Saindak Metals Limited

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Gwadar sea port..

 

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Advisor of Maritime Affairs, Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Jawad Akhtar Khokhar said at a conference on ‘CSR Initiatives in #Gwadar (The Gateway to #CPEC)’ that seven projects worth $1.44 billion were under way in Gawadar, ushering in a new era of development and prosperity in the region.

1. Gwadar Eastbay Expressway - 98% Completed
2. Fresh water treatment supply & distribution - 70% Completed
3. New Gwadar International Airport
4. Pak-China friendship Hospital
5. 300 MW Coal Power Plant
6. 1.2 Million Gallon Desalination Plant
7. Gwadar Free Economic Zone Phase II

Giving a detailed overview of the development projects in Gwadar under various modalities, he highlighted that there were multiple CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) projects worth $2.1 billion were underway in the area so far.
Three projects worth $314 million had been completed, which included Gwadar Smart Port City Master Plan, physical infrastructure of Gwadar Port and Free Zone Phase-1, and Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute, he added, said a press release.
Khokhar said under th
e short-term strategy, the prioritised projects included provision of water in three months and electricity in five months for Gwadar, besides completion of M-8 motorway.

 

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Gwadar Eastbay Expressway​

Project	Gwadar Eastbay Expressway
Project Objective	Eastbay Expressway is the main artery of Gwadar Port through which the entire traffic of the port will flow. The objective of Eastbay Expressway is to provide primary connectivity of the Port & its Free Zone with the network of National Highways for smooth logistic transportation of import, export, and transit goods.
Project Description	Currently, Gwadar Deep-Sea Port is connected through a narrow 16 feet wide thoroughfare of Gwadar town at the West Bay. All the trawlers/trucks loaded with imported shipments pass through this strip causing disruption of normal traffic. The port has not a dedicated wide highway to cater to the transporting requirements of the post. The port operationalization, even with the available 04 multi-purpose berths, necessitates the construction of the planned East-Bay expressway. This 6-lane expressway along with a provision of 30 meters wide railway corridor shall connect the port with the Mekran Coastal Highway (N-20) through the 2281 acres Free Trade Zone of Gwadar Port. Responsibility: Proposing Agency: Gwadar Port Authority and Ministry of Maritime Affair
Location	Gwadar district, Balochistan
Province	Balochistan
Estimated Cost (US $ Million)	179
Executing Company / Sponsors	The contracting company on the basis of EPC Or any Financial Framework Agreement under CPEC
Financing	Government Interest Free Loan
Supervising Agency	Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Government of Pakistan
Total Jobs Created	2000
Total Local Jobs Created	1700
Project Progress Update	Cost approved by ECNEC on 12-01-2015 Contract Agreement was signed b/w GPA & CCCC on 24-09-2017 The groundbreaking ceremony of Eastbay Expressway was held on 22nd November 2017 by Prime Minister Eastbay Expressway Gwadar: 19km (14.5 offshore completed & 4.5 onshore under construction.) Physical Progress: 94% Expected COD in 2022.

 

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Gwadar East Bay Expressway
Gwadar Port will enjoy closer connection with national highways.

 

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The longstanding issue of Gwadar city due to growing energy scarcity would end by October, 2023 after the completion of the 300 megawatts (MW) coal-fired power plant.
The 300MW coal-fired Gwadar power plant would cater the needs of some 150,000 local people by the end of 2023 under the 2050 Master Plan of Gwadar.

 

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Five enterprises in #Gwadar Free Zone were inaugurated or performed groundbreaking. Commodity display center, meat processing plant, industrial park, lubricating oil plant...
Gwadar is becoming green, modern, and smart!

 

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MoU signed with three Balochistan universities to empower province

To empower Southern Baluchistan, the Virtual University of Pakistan signed a historic memorandum of

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By Staff Reporter | Pakistan Observer Jun 9, 2022


To empower Southern Baluchistan, the Virtual University of Pakistan signed a historic memorandum of understanding with three universities of South Balochistan.
These include the University of Gwadar, the University of Turbat, and the Baluchistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar.
The MoU was signed by the Rector, Virtual University of Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Arshad Saleem and Prof. Dr. Abdul Razzaq Sabir, Vice-Chancellors, University of Gwadar; Prof. Dr. Jan Muhammad, Vice-Chancellor, University of Turbat, Dr. Ehsanullah Kakar, Vice-Chancellor, BaluchistanUniversity of Engineering & Technology, Khuzdar at Virtual University Islamabad.
On this occasion, Prof. Dr. Arshad Saleem said that this MoU will help in uplifting the educational standards of province of Baluchistanin general and South Baluchistanin specific. He said that according to the MoU, the Virtual University of Pakistan and the three partner institutions will collaborate in academic programs by sharing/ extending the facilities to students and faculty along with sharing of academic data, publications, and information.
Development of joint academic programs/trainings under the “Digital Skills Training & Support Program for Southern Balochistan” of the Virtual University of Pakistan, access to laboratories, provision of space/building for establishing labs/office and accommodating the Mobile/ Smart Bio Lab(s) of the Virtual University of Pakistan at the partner Universities will be the main focus.
Moreover, providing necessary facilities, exchange of faculty and students for academic and research purposes, joint conferences, seminars, workshops, and other such activities are salient features of this historical memorandum of understanding, he added.

 

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Work on the water supply scheme in Gwadar will be completed by September, and 1.2 million gallons per day of desalination plant work will be completed by October to solve the city’s water issue.
New Gwadar International Airport would be completed next March 2023.

 

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Construction of Hoshab – Awaran – Khuzdar Section of Ratodero Gwadar Motorway M-8 Section 2 Awaran – Naal (168 KM)... Rs 3000 Million in Budget 2022-23..

Construction of Hoshab-Awaran Section of M-8 (146 km) allocated Rs 4000 Million..

Construction of Wangu Hill Tunnel on M-8 (Feasibility Study) Rs 41 Million

 

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“As part of efforts to ease difficulties of people of Gwadar, federal government has decided to provide solar panels for domestic consumers,” Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif announced on Friday, adding that he has directed for the completion of work on transmission lines in South Balochistan by December and a plan for comprehensive off-grid system.

The first step towards the solarization of Gwadar was taken by China in December 2021 when it announced the installation of 3,200 units of solar panels in various houses in Gwadar. The project is being carried out directly with the help of China, which started arriving in January earlier this year.

The Cabinet Committee of Energy had already approved entering into a deal with Iran for new energy purchases. Pakistan is purchasing 102 MW electricity from Iran while the government has finalized a deal with Iran to buy additional 100MW for Gwadar and other coastal areas of Balochistan.

In this regard, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday held a fruitful meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan.