{"id":33128,"date":"2013-01-31T11:53:48","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T09:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=33128"},"modified":"2013-01-31T11:53:48","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T09:53:48","slug":"pakistan-hands-strategic-gwadar-ports-operation-to-china-33128","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/pakistan-hands-strategic-gwadar-ports-operation-to-china-33128\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan hands strategic Gwadar port\u2019s operation to China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan's Gwadar port: File Pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a major decision Pakistan, key ally of US, has handed over operations of country\u2019s key and strategic Gwadar port on Arabian sea to China.<\/h1>\n

Islamabad, Jan 31\/Nationalturk – In what may be not a good news for United States, Pakistan, its key ally, has handed over operations of country\u2019s key and strategic Gwadar port on Arabian sea to its trusted friend and ally China.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cabinet gave approval to transfer of Gwadar port operations from Singapore\u2019s Port of Singapore International \u00a0to Chinese Overseas Port Holdings Limited,\u201d Pakistan\u2019s Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira told reporters.<\/p>\n

Referring to Singapore\u2019s company, he said Port of Singapore International could not develop or operate Gwadar as was desired.<\/p>\n

He said the decision was taken to meet country\u2019s soaring energy requirements. \u201cBoth the companies have settled their deal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He, however, did not give any specific date by which the port will be handed over to China.<\/p>\n

Gwadar port is strategically very important<\/h2>\n

Gwadar port lies in Pakistan\u2019s restive Balochistan province and is strategically very important.\u00a0 \u00a0China provided about 75% of initial $250 million in funding to Pakistan for construction of the port.<\/p>\n

Kaira said Pakistan hopes that under the new management, the strategically located deep-sea port would soon contribute to country\u2019s flagging economy. \u201cThe Chinese will make more investment to make the project operational,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Gwadar Port is located at the apex of the Arabian Sea and at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, approximately 460 km (290 mi) west of Karachi, 75 km (47 mi) east of Pakistan’s border with Iran and 380 km (240 mi) km northeast of the nearest point in Oman across the Arabian Sea. It is situated on the eastern bay of a natural hammerhead-shaped peninsula protruding into the Arabian Sea from the coastline.<\/p>\n

Gwadar Port is situated near the strategic Strait of Hormuz and its busy trading and oil shipping lanes. The surrounding region is home to around two-thirds of the world’s oil reserves. It is also the nearest warm-water seaport to the landlocked, but energy rich, Central Asian Republics and landlocked Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Write your comments and thoughts below<\/em><\/p>\n

Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk Pakistan News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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