What's new

PN agrees to vacate land at Gwadar Port

A.Rafay

ELITE MEMBER
Joined
Apr 25, 2012
Messages
11,400
Reaction score
10
Country
Pakistan
Location
Pakistan
KARACHI - In a major breakthrough, the Pakistan Navy has agreed to vacate hundreds of acres of land at Gwadar Port to be used for the development of backup area, an old stumbling block in complete operationality of the country’s deepest seaport.

Also, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are inching towards a bilateral agreement envisaging cooperation in the shipping industry. Under the agreement, the Sir Lankan side would be chartering Pakistan’s fleet, comprising seven bulk cargo vessels and three oil tankers, for shipping its goods worldwide.
Further, the Ports and Shipping Ministry has decided to upgrade the Pakistan Maritime Academy (PMA) as a university.

“Negotiations with navy are underway. They have agreed to vacate and hand over the required land to Gwadar Port Authority. We would soon bring it in a written shape,” he was briefing reporters here at a local hotel Saturday.
Over 500 acres of land at Gwadar is under the occupation of Pakistan Navy and Coast Guards to be used for strategic purpose. This occupation, till date, has kept the past federal governments from building a backup area, essential to make the deep-sea port fully operational.
Flanked by Sri Lankan High Commissioner Air Chief Marshal (r) Jayalath Weerakkody and PML-N leaders Nihal Hashmi, MPA Humayun Khan and others, the federal minister said he would soon lead a delegation to China for renegotiating certain clauses of the Concession Agreement with the new operators of Gwadar Port.
The Chinese would be asked to undertake the marketing job to bring business to the port, the minister explained. “The port would be marketed in the neighboring countries which would be invited to Gwadar,” the federal minister said.
He said Chinese were greatly interested in Gwadar Port through which they would be bringing home a strategic pipeline from Iran. Also, he said the Chinese had a plan to build at the port oil refineries.
Kamran said the government had allocated in the new budget Rs 31 billion for constructing Gwadar-Kashgar road network to provide the port with the long-awaited hinterland connectivity. Also sanctioned, he said, were Rs 1 billion for undertaking maintenance dredging at Gwadar port which was lacking the same for last three years.
Also, Kamran said the Ambassador of Holland accompanied him in a recent visit to Gwadar where seeing the fish harbor had expressed his desire to enhance mutual cooperation in the fishing sector.
He said the Dutch envoy too had offered Pakistan fiber boats at a rate cheaper than market.
Kamran also declared to have formed a core committee to revive the once leading but now dead shipbuilding industry in Pakistan.
The federal minister said in a meeting at PNSC Sri Lankan High Commissioner Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Jayalath Weerakkody had expressed a keen interest to enhance bilateral cooperation in shipping sector. “They would give us business by hiring our vessels for cargo shipment,” he said.
On the occasion, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner told reporters that given the huge potential available in the shipping sector initial-level talks for looking for ways to enhance mutual cooperation were being held.
The minister told a questioner that Interior Minister Chawdhry Nisar Ali Khan would soon be visiting violence-hit Karachi to meet the Sindh governor and CM in line with the improvement in law and order situation.
He said laws about terrorism existed and were to be enforced by the provincial governments. The federal government, however, was ready to help the provinces in areas like “intelligence sharing” etc.
He said the federal government was working on a new policy to deal with the menace of terrorism which has plagued the country.

See more at: PN agrees to vacate land at Gwadar Port | Pakistan Today | Latest news | Breaking news | Pakistan News | World news | Business | Sport and Multimedia
 
.
This is the problem that led to the departure of Singapore from Gwadar in the first place. Pehlay aqal aa jaatee to achchaa thaa. Chalo, it is good that is is being solved at least now.
 
. .
The way our economic situation is, Gwadar port can fully be utilized and give Pakistan advantage is if China runs it not Singapore.
 
.
Good development. China fits in well with our plans and the Strategic Relationship with China should be taken to an even higher level. China and Pakistan have very compatible interests in the area so it makes sense for these two countries to form a Partnership.
 
.
what about the Naval base there??
other land would be allocated to PN??
 
.
The way our economic situation is, Gwadar port can fully be utilized and give Pakistan advantage is if China runs it not Singapore.

first america up to 90's and now china. how do you as citizens never ask- why are we not running it and always giving up vital parts of our nations bandwidth and land to foreigners? This is not about setting up partnerships or getting aid for projects.. this is ' hey you take over and run it'
 
. . .
KARACHI - In a major breakthrough, the Pakistan Navy has agreed to vacate hundreds of acres of land at Gwadar Port to be used for the development of backup area, an old stumbling block in complete operationality of the country’s deepest seaport.
See more at: PN agrees to vacate land at Gwadar Port | Pakistan Today | Latest news | Breaking news | Pakistan News | World news | Business | Sport and Multimedia
Aaah its the season II of recovering land from Navy. The land acquired by Navy has been a dispute between GDA and PN. GDA was successful in recovering a portion of their land a few years ago. This comes as second installment.
 
.
Pakistan Navy & Pakistan Army should be allowed to build Bases near Gawadar port & China should be allowed to build Naval Base in the area, I believe it is already planned & we will see it soon.
 
.

Latest posts

Pakistan Defence Latest Posts

Back
Top Bottom