Gwadar - A Jewel in the Crown

[ajpirzada]

see this city rising from the dust.

 

[ajpirzada]

arent you shocked?

 

[ajpirzada]

Gwadar be allocated Afghan, CARs cargo transit task: five-year plan report on ports
IQBAL MIRZA
KARACHI (December 30 2009): The subcommittee constituted by the Planning Commission (PC) to finalise chapter on ports for the 10th Five-Year Plan 2010-15 in its final report has suggested that all Afghan and Central Asian transit cargo should only be handled by Gwadar Port. This would make the port fully operational, and the objectives, for which it was constructed, would be fully achieved, according to the stakeholders.

The subcommittee comprised Ms Nasreen Haque, Chairperson of Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Vice Admiral M Asad Qureshi (R), Chairman, Port Qasim Authority PQA), Aslam Hayat, Chairman, Gwadar Port Authority (GPA), Mohammed Rajpar, Khurram Abbas, Adil Gilani, Chairman, Transparency International Pakistan (TIP), and Captain Zafar Iqbal Awan.

For the five-year plan (2010-15), the subcommittee has suggested that an expenditure of Rs 257.85 billion should be incurred on development of the three ports--Karachi Port, Port Qasim, and Gwadar. Pakistan with 1100 km coastline has already two well established commercial ports--Karachi Port & Port Qasim--over which 95 per cent international trade passes through, and the newly developed third port at Gwadar has also started limited operation.

In February 2007, the development and operation of Gwadar Port was entrusted to Port of Singapore Authority -Gwadar International Terminals Limited (PSA-GITL) under a 40 years concession agreement. The port was planned as a transshipment/transit hub and to be supported by local industries.

None of these objectives was achieved or seriously targeted. The government has so far diverted bulk cargo (wheat and fertiliser shipments) to provide initial sustainability. Last year, the port handled 1.30 million tons of diverted bulk cargo. So far, the National Highway Authority (NHA) has not constructed the road connections to the North (M-8 &N-85), while GPA has not constructed the East Bay Expressway and handed over the free zone land for construction of warehousing.

These essential works are planned to be accomplished during the next few years. PSA-GITL will upgrade the existing berths, provide modern container handling equipment and commence construction of the container terminal to attract transshipment/transit cargo traffic.

During the 2010-15 Five-Year Plan, an expenditure of Rs 38.40 billion (Rs 10.18 billion under the public sector/self financed program and Rs 28.22 billion under private sector financing) is planned to be incurred. Similarly, on Karachi Port an expenditure of Rs 132 billion (Rs 75 billion under the self-financed program, including financial assistance of $175 million from World Bank/IFC, and Rs 57 billion under private sector financing) is planned to be incurred.

And, on Port Qasim, an expenditure of Rs 87.45 billion (Rs 4.95 billion under the public sector for channel deepening, Rs 16.50 billion under the self-financed program, and Rs 66.0 billion under private sector financing) is planned to be incurred. The subcommittee has suggested that as a coherent development strategy and to achieve maximum effective utilisation of port infrastructure Karachi Port should be allocated commercial cargo, and Port Qasim industrial cargo.

Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]

 

[courageneverdies]

PM arrives Gwadar; Cabinet meeting Today​

GWADAR: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday arrived here in Balochistan seaport city, to chair cabinet meeting and inaugurate various development projects.

The Prime Minister was received by Governor Balochistan Nawab Magsi and Chief Minister Sardar Aslam Raisani at the Gwadar Airport.

He was accompanied by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira, Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Health Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin and Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Sardar Aseff Ahmed Ali.

The Prime Minister is to inaugurate Gwadar-Jewani Road and a Labourers Colony in the city.

He will also be briefed about the functioning of Gwadar seaport and will distribute letters of permanent employment among the labourers working at the port.

On Wednesday, the Prime Minister will chair the cabinet meeting, along with the signing of National Finance Commission Award.

This is for the first time in history of the country that a cabinet meeting will be held at a vessel anchored at the Gwadar port in Arabian sea.

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A positive step. Imperitive for reducing the infiriority complex of Balochistan. Signing of NFC Award there is also a milestone because for the first time Balochistan has been given their right.

KIT Out

 

[jupiter2007]

It seems like there is 100 years building plant for Gwadar. I have been hearing about this port since 2001 but really nothing happened, only purposed maps of port, mall, building and hotels. I am purposing Markan as separate province.

*removed map*

 

[TaimiKhan]

It seems like there is 100 years building plant for Gwadar. I have been hearing about this port since 2001 but really nothing happened, only purposed maps of port, mall, building and hotels. I am purposing Markan as separate province.

Buddy, can you stop posting your this separate province thingy ??? In every 2nd thread you post your these plans, which have no place right now or in near future. We have many other problems other then think about seperate provinces. 4 provinces hardly came along on NFC, and you think with much more provinces, the going would be easy.

Its a brotherly advice to stop posting these maps of Pakistan showing it into God knows how many provinces. They don't help.

 

[pak-yes]

It seems like there is 100 years building plant for Gwadar. I have been hearing about this port since 2001 but really nothing happened, only purposed maps of port, mall, building and hotels. I am purposing Markan as separate province.

oh come on man couldn't you think a better time for such proposals

 

[jupiter2007]

oh come on man couldn't you think a better time for such proposals

I proposed this in 2005

 

[jupiter2007]

Buddy, can you stop posting your this separate province thingy ??? In every 2nd thread you post your these plans, which have no place right now or in near future. We have many other problems other then think about seperate provinces. 4 provinces hardly came along on NFC, and you think with much more provinces, the going would be easy.

Its a brotherly advice to stop posting these maps of Pakistan showing it into God knows how many provinces. They don't help.

We have 5 provinces now! Don't forget Gilgit.

 

[courageneverdies]

Gilgit ain't a province.

KIT Out

 

[jupiter2007]

Buddy, can you stop posting your this separate province thingy ??? In every 2nd thread you post your these plans, which have no place right now or in near future. We have many other problems other then think about seperate provinces. 4 provinces hardly came along on NFC, and you think with much more provinces, the going would be easy.

Its a brotherly advice to stop posting these maps of Pakistan showing it into God knows how many provinces. They don't help.

Pakistan already lost east Pakistan (Bangladesh). How many more are you willing to lose before you going to realize that Pakistan need to take a drastic steps to improve things....Drug Mafia CIA already decided to Split NWPF and Balochistan. They need an easy route to ship drugs (Hash and Herion) from Afghanistan via NWFP and Balochistan. "Afghan farmers cultivated poppies on 193,000 hectares of land in 2007, which produced about 93 percent of the world’s heroin last year, according to UNODC. " Drug business increased 1000% since 2001 the fall of Taliban....Taliban burn drugs and Karazi wants more drugs. It is 900 billions dollars business.......it is better then OIL.

 

[TaimiKhan]

Pakistan already lost east Pakistan (Bangladesh). How many more are you willing to lose before you going to realize that Pakistan need to take a drastic steps to improve things....Drug Mafia CIA already decided to Split NWPF and Balochistan. They need an easy route to ship drugs (Hash and Herion) from Afghanistan via NWFP and Balochistan. "Afghan farmers cultivated poppies on 193,000 hectares of land in 2007, which produced about 93 percent of the world’s heroin last year, according to UNODC. " Drug business increased 1000% since 2001 the fall of Taliban....Taliban burn drugs and Karazi wants more drugs. It is 900 billions dollars business.......it is better then OIL.

Well Sir, i don't understand where did the drug business came into this discussion or what logic it has to the provinces issue.

To make provinces there are certain requirements, and as for east bangladesh, it was not lost due to less number of provinces, but due to the leadership we had who were selfish and idiotic. Current ongoing and the recent NFC are a good step in bringing more harmony among the provinces, its upto the leadership to make things work, its their doing which brings the bad relations among the provinces, not the people.

And for making further provinces, there should be a rationale, resources have to be seen, population, area and other stuff.

We can't make every other district into a province.

Provinces are needed when it becomes essential based on the multi factor criteria.

More provinces, more expenditure, more CMs, more ministers, more governors, more complications in running the affairs.

Its not a childs play to get a map cut the map into dozens of provinces without knowing why and how to make a province, without thinking that may be one of the provinces has nothing in itself to support its affairs.

 

[jupiter2007]

Well Sir, i don't understand where did the drug business came into this discussion or what logic it has to the provinces issue.

To make provinces there are certain requirements, and as for east bangladesh, it was not lost due to less number of provinces, but due to the leadership we had who were selfish and idiotic. Current ongoing and the recent NFC are a good step in bringing more harmony among the provinces, its upto the leadership to make things work, its their doing which brings the bad relations among the provinces, not the people.

And for making further provinces, there should be a rationale, resources have to be seen, population, area and other stuff.

We can't make every other district into a province.

Provinces are needed when it becomes essential based on the multi factor criteria.

More provinces, more expenditure, more CMs, more ministers, more governors, more complications in running the affairs.

Its not a childs play to get a map cut the map into dozens of provinces without knowing why and how to make a province, without thinking that may be one of the provinces has nothing in itself to support its affairs.

Do you think Indian government was stupid when they decide to split Punjab into 3 smaller provinces, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh?
Do you know Iran has 30 provinces, Afghanistan has 23 provinces. Netherlands is same size as Sindh and it has 12 provinces. Turkey has 81 provinces, France has 22 Regions, Thailand has 75 provinces. Why can't Pakistan have 10-16 provinces? It will help Pakistan develop faster. Pakistan has all the resource it needs, it just don't know how to use utilize them properly. I think Sindhi, Balochi, Pathan and Mahajir all will favor creating more provinces.

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[pak-yes]

Oh come on we have enough problems already.These matters can be settled once imminent threats can be resolved.You are saying like that enemy is at our gates and we say oh lets divide the country.

 

[ajpirzada]

enough problems already. no point in making more. its a never endin chain if u get into it. all you will end up with is one man state. ppl in india still want more states showing its not a solution to anything.