Gwadar گوادر
General Information
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan (Pakistan)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
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Estimate	53,080 [1] (2006)
Government
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Gwadar is located on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, close to the Strait of Hormuz on the Persian Gulf. A Union Council or village council in Pakistan is an elected Local government body consisting of 21 councillors and headed by a Nazim (which is equivalent Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Navigation Ships moving through the Strait follow a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS which separates inbound from outbound traffic to reduce the risk of collision The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the More than 13 million bbl/d of oil pass through the Strait. Barrel per day (abbreviated BPD, bbl/d, bpd, bd or b/d) is a measurement used to describe the amount of Crude oil (measured An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is It is strategically located between three increasingly important regions: the oil-rich Middle East, heavily populated South Asia and the economically emerging and resource-laden region of Central Asia. A Strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal, most often "winning The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The world population is the total number of living Humans on Earth at a given time Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified ( natural) form Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south The Gwadar Port is expected to generate billions of dollars in revenues and create at least two million jobs. PSA Gwadar International Terminals Gwadar port is located at Gwadar city at the entrance of the Persian Gulf on The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ^[2] In 2007, the government of Pakistan handed over port operations to PSA Singapore for 25 years, and gave it the status of a Tax Free Port for the following 40 years. The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Singapore 's harbours and which There is also money invested into the port by the People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The strategic PRC plan to be engaged in many places along oil and gas roads is evident. ^[3]

History

View of the Earth centred over Gwadar, Pakistan.

The Makran region surrounding Gwadar was occupied by an ancient Bronze age people which settled in the few oases. Makran ( Urdu / Persian: مکران) is a semi-desert coastal strip in the south of Balochistan, in Iran and Pakistan, along The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for In Geography, an oasis (plural oases) or Cienega ( Southwestern United States) is an isolated area of vegetation in a Desert, typically It later became the Gedrosia region of the Achaemenid Persian empire. Gedrosia (dʒɨˈdroʊʒə Γεδρωσία is the ancient name of an area that corresponds to today's Balochistan The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenid Persian Empire ( haχɒmaneʃijɒn (558–330 BC was the first of the Persian Empires to rule over significant portions of The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia It is believed to have been conquered by the founder of the Persian empire, Cyrus the Great. ConQuesT is an annual Science fiction convention held in the Kansas City Missouri, area by the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society The capital of the satrapy of Gedrosia was Pura, which is thought to have been located near the modern Bampûr, in Iranian Balochistan. See also the related deity Satrapes. Satrap (Persian ساتراپ was the name given to the governors of the Provinces of ancient Gedrosia (dʒɨˈdroʊʒə Γεδρωσία is the ancient name of an area that corresponds to today's Balochistan Sistān o Balūchestān ( Persian: استان سیستان و بلوچستان is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. During the homeward march of Alexander the Great, his admiral, Nearchus, led a fleet along the modern-day Makran coast and recorded that the area was dry, mountainous, and inhabited by the Ichthyophagoi (or "fish eaters"), an Greek rendering of the ancient Persian phrase "Mahi khoran" (which has itself become the modern word "Makran"). Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Nearchus (or Nearchos) (c 360 - 300 BC was one of the officers a Navarch, in the army of Alexander the Great. The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. In general terms the Climate of a local or region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available Water, to the extent of hindering A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak Ichthyophagi ( Gr Ἰχθυοφάγοι and Latin Ichthyophagi, for "Fish-Eaters" the name given by ancient geographers to several coast-dwelling peoples Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c The Old Persian language is one of the two attested Old Iranian languages (besides Avestan) A word is a unit of Language that carries meaning and consists of one or more Morphemes which are linked more or less tightly together and has a Phonetic ^[4] After the collapse of Alexander's empire the area was ruled by Seleucus Nicator, one of Alexander’s generals. An empire (from the Latin " Imperium " denoting military Command within the ancient Roman government) is a State that Seleucus I (surnamed for later generations Nicator, Greek: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, i The region then came under "local rule" around about 303 BC.

The region remained on the sidelines of history for a millennium, until the Arab-Muslim army of Muhammad bin Qasim captured the town of Gwadar in 711 CE and over the intervening (and nearly equivalent) amount of time the area was contested by various powers, including the Mughals (from the east) and the Safavids (from the west). History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi (محمد بن قاسم (c 31 December, 695 &ndash 18 July, 715) born Muhammad bin Qasim bin Yusuf Sakifi A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Events By Place Europe April 30 — Ummayad troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar, and begin The Safavids ( صفوی) were an Iranian ref>Helen Chapin Metz The Portuguese captured, sacked and burnt Gwadar in 1581,^[5] and this was then followed by almost two centuries of local rule by the various Balochi tribes. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Looting ( Hindi lūṭ akin to Sanskrit luṭhati steals also Latin latro, latronis A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use The city was visited by Ottoman Admiral Sidi Ali Reis in 1550s and mentioned in his book Mirat ul Memalik (The Mirror of Countries), 1557 CE ^[6]. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Seydi Ali Reis (1498 &ndash 1563 was an Ottoman Admiral. He commanded the left wing of the Turkish fleet at the naval Battle of Preveza in 1538 Mirat ul Memalik is a historical book written by Ottoman Admiral Sidi Ali Reis about his travels in South Asia, Central Asia and According to Sidi Ali Reis, the inhabitants of Gwadar were Baloch and their chief was Malik Jelaleddin, son of Malik Dinar. The Baloch ( بلوچ; alternative transliterations Baluch Balouch Bloach Balooch Balush Balosh Baloosh Baloush) are an Iranian people inhabiting In 1783, the Khan of Kalat granted suzerainty over Gwadar to Taimur Sultan, the defeated ruler of Muscat. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Kalat or Qalat ( Urdu: قلات was a princely state located in the centre of the modern province of Balochistan, Pakistan. Suzerainty (ˈsjuːzərənti RP or /ˈsjuːzəreɪnti/ RP) (/ˈsuːzərənti/ GA) is a situation in which a Region or people is a List of Sultans of Oman (1406-Present Nabhan Dynasty (1406-1624 Ya'ariba Dynasty (first reign 1624-1724 Banu Ghafir Dynasty (1724-1728 Ya'ariba Muscat and Oman (مسقط وعمان was a country that encompassed the present day Sultanate of Oman and parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE ^[7] When the Sultan subsequently retook Muscat, he was to continue his rule in Gwadar by appointing a Wali (or "governor"). Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings Wali (Arabic ولي, plural Awliya ' أولياء) is an Arabic word meaning trusted one or friend generally denoting A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government This Wali was then ordered to subjugate the nearby coastal town of Chah Bahar (in modern-day Iran), which . Wali (Arabic ولي, plural Awliya ' أولياء) is an Arabic word meaning trusted one or friend generally denoting Chābahār ( previously also Bandar Beheshti is an Iranian City and a Free port ( Free Trade Zone) on the coast of the Gulf of Oman For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. . . The Gwadari fort was built during Omani rule, whilst telegraph lines were later extended into the town courtesy of HRM of the British. Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Omani (ﻲﻧﺎﻣﻋ in Arabic) refers to anything that is of or pertaining to Oman. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927

In 1958, the Gwadar enclave was transferred to Pakistan. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and It was then made part of the Balochistan province In 2002, the Gwadar Port project (of building a large, deep-sea port) was begun in the town. Balochistan, or Baluchistan, Pashto, ( Balochi, Hazara, Brahui, Sindhi, Urdu: بلوچستان Currently the internationally recognized territory of Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces and two territories PSA Gwadar International Terminals Gwadar port is located at Gwadar city at the entrance of the Persian Gulf on For all other uses see Project (disambiguation. A project, as defined in the field of Project management, consists of a temporary A deep water port is any port that can accommodate a fully laden Panamax ship ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo The government of Pakistan intends to develop the entire area in order to reduce its reliance in shipping on the port of Karachi. The Government of Pakistan ( Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان uses a federal parliamentary system with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected Economic development is the development of economic wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million In addition to expanding port facilities, the Project aims to build industrial complexes in the area and to connect the town via a modern highway to the rest of Pakistan. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve The geography of Pakistan is profoundly a mixture of landscapes varying from mostly plains to deserts forests hills and plateaus ranging from the coastal areas of the By the end of 2004 the first phase had been completed.

Administration

As well as being district headquarters, the town of Gwadar is the chief city of Gwadar Tehsil, the tehsil is administratively subdivided into five Union Councils, three of which form Gwadar city, these are:^[8]

• Central Gwadar
• Gwadar Southern
• Gwadar Northern

Culture

Gwadar's location and history have given it a unique blend of cultures. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division A Union Council or village council in Pakistan is an elected Local government body consisting of 21 councillors and headed by a Nazim (which is equivalent Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic The Arabic influence upon Gwadar is strong as a consequence of the Omani era and the close proximity of other Arab-majority regions. Literature See also Arabic literature Arabic literature is the writing produced both Prose and Poetry, by speakers of the Omani (ﻲﻧﺎﻣﻋ in Arabic) refers to anything that is of or pertaining to Oman. The legacy of the Omani slave trade is observed in the population by the presence of residents which can trace their descent from the African slaves who were trafficked through the town (en route to destinations in the Muslim Far East. The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Human trafficking is the recruitment transportation harbouring or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery forced labor (including bonded labor or debt bondage and servitude The area also has a remarkable religious diversity, being home to not only Sunni muslims, but also to groups of Christians, Hindus, Parsis, and various minorities such as the Qadianis. Religious pluralism (rel Comparative religion) is a loosely defined expression concerning acceptance of different Religions and is used in a number of related Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical Ahmadiyya ( احمدیہ Ahmadiyya) is a movement that arose out of mainstream Islam towards the end of the 19th century

Transport

Gwadar City

Gwadar is located on the Gulf of Oman close to the entrance of the Persian Gulf, about 460 kilometres west of Karachi. The Gulf of Oman or Gulf of Makran ( Arabic: الخليج عمان transliterated: khalīj ʿumān( Urdu / Persian: خليج مکران In 1993, Pakistan started feasibility studies for the development of a major deepwater seaport at Gwadar. The port project commenced on 22 March 2002 with the first phase completed in December 2005.

The construction of the port has spurred other major infrastructure projects in the area. This includes the 700 km Makran Coastal Highway which is now complete. The Makran Coastal Highway is located primarily in Balochistan, Pakistan. The road links Karachi with several ports along the coast including Ormara, Pasni, Gwadar and will be extended to the Iranian border in the future. Ormara ( Urdu: اورمارا) is a port city (25° 16' 29N 64° 35' 10E located in the Makran or coastal region of the Balochistan province of Pasni ( Balochi: پسنی) is a medium-sized town and a Fishing port in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan. The highway has reduced travel time to Karachi from 48 hours to only 7 hours. Other road projects include the Gwadar-Quetta-Chaman road which is due for completion in 2006 and a roadlink to the town of Khuzdar in eastern Balochistan. ( Urdu: کوئٹہ) ( Pashto: کوټه) also spelled Kwatah City is a variation of kwatkot a Pashto word meaning “fort Khuzdar ( Urdu: خضدار) is a town located in Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan. There are also plans for a terminal for passenger ships.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan has earmarked 3000 acres (12 km²) of land for Gwadar International Airport which will be built 26 km away to the northeast of the existing airport towards Pasni and is likely to cost between $200-250 million. Gwadar International Airport is a domestic and international airport situated 9 Miles (14 km) north of the city centre of Gwadar International The new airport will be given international status and operate under the open sky policy. In the meantime there are plans to improve facilities at the existing airport.

Railways

Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said, “The government is focusing on laying the Havelian-Kashghar (China) and Quetta-Kandahar (Afghanistan) railway tracks”. Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad ( Urdu: شيخ رشيد احمد) (born November 6 1950) is a Pakistani Politician and Writer In 2006, Ministry of Railways announced that Gwadar will be connected to Pakistan Railways network at an expected cost of $ 1. The Ministry of Railway is responsible for overall control of Pakistan Railways as well as to guide the overall policy This article is about the rail company in Pakistan. For technical details and operations see ' Transport in Pakistan '. 25 billion (Rs. 75-billion).

Geopolitical importance

Strategic location of Gwadar, and possible oil lines through the region

The Gwadar deep-sea port emerges as a place of great strategic value, enhancing Pakistan's importance in the whole region, extending from the Persian Gulf through the Indian Ocean to Southeast Asia and the Far East.

Gwadar is located on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, close to the important Straits of Hormuz, through which more than 13 million bbd of oil passes. Navigation Ships moving through the Strait follow a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS which separates inbound from outbound traffic to reduce the risk of collision It is strategically located between three increasingly important regions of the world: the oil-rich Middle East, heavily populated South Asia and the economically emerging and resource-rich Central Asia. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south

The construction of the Gwadar deep-sea port is just one component of a larger development plan which includes building a network of roads connecting Gwadar with the rest of Pakistan, such as the 650 km Coastal Highway to Karachi and the Gwadar-Turbat road (188 km). This network of roads connects with China through the Indus Highway. Pakistan, China, Kazakhistan, Kyrgizstan and Uzbekistan are developing extensive road and rail links from Central Asia and the Chinese province of Xinjiang to the Arabian Sea coast. Xinjiang ( Uyghur: شىنجاڭ Shinjang;; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang; Turkish: Sincan, Sincan Uygur Özerk

The Pakistani Government has initiated several projects, with majority financial and technical assistance from China, to develop Gwadar's strategic location as a goods transit and trade point. The primary project is the construction of a deep-sea port at Gwadar to enable high-volume cargo movement to and from the landlocked Central Asian states. The new port will also encompass conversion facilities to allow for the movement of natural gas as a part of plans for a termination point for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan natural gas pipeline. The Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline ( TAP or TAPI) is a proposed Natural gas pipeline being developed by the Asian Development Bank. The secondary project is a coastal highway connecting Gwadar to Karachi, whose $200 million cost will be completely financed by the Chinese. Gwadar will serve as a port of entry for oil and gas to be transported by land to the western regions of China.

The significance of Gwadar is great to both Pakistan and China. Pakistan will be able to have a strategic depth southwest from its naval base in Karachi that has long been vulnerable to blockade by the Indian Navy. China is going to be the beneficiary of Gwadar's most accessible international trade routes to the Central Asian republics and Xinjiang. By extending its East-West Railway from the Chinese border city of Kashi to Peshawar in Pakistan's northwest, Beijing can receive cargo to and from Gwadar along the shortest route, from Karachi to Peshawar. The rail network could also be used to supply oil from the Persian Gulf to Xinjiang. Pakistan's internal rail network can also provide China with rail access to Iran. Rail access will however be hampered somewhat by differences in gauge: China and Iran - 1435 mm; Pakistan - 1676 mm; Central Asia - 1524 mm.

Economic forecasts

The government declared Gwadar port a "Special Economic Zone" in the budget, 2003-2004. All banks will open their branches, five star hotels will be built, offshore banking will be started, factories, warehouses and storage will be set up, the tourism industry will be promoted in the area, an export processing zone will be set up, making Pakistan a very attractive place for direct foreign investment, and Gwadar port a regional hub of trade and investment activities. ^[9]

Development Projects

Oman

Oman has offered $100 million aid for the development of social and infrastructure facilities in Balochistan. Out of $100 million, Oman has provided $7 million for extending of runway at Gwadar Airport, construction of jetties, upgradation of Gwadar Hospital, provision of 100 engines to fishermen and construction of power house. Oman is also financing construction of Gwadar-Hoshab Road, water supply scheme in Gwadar area and construction of irrigation dams.

Pakistan and Oman have signed a number of agreements including Avoidance of Double Taxation, Promotion and Protection of Investment, Cultural, Technical and Educational Cooperation, Agreement on cooperation between Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry and FPCCI, Maritime Boundary Agreement and Agreement to establish Pak-Oman Joint Investment Company.

The proximity of Oman is an asset to Pakistan. Around 70,000 Pakistani citizens are participating in the development of Oman. Omani assistance for construction of Gwadar Port would go a long way in promoting economic relations between Pakistan and central Asian states.

Pakistan

Pakistan through networking of roads is linking Gwadar with Karachi and the north to enable the Central Asian States to use Gwadar as a port for their trade. Water supply is being improved, seven jetties are being constructed and local fishermen are being given motor engine run boats. The local hospital is also being upgraded.

A number of electric power generation projects are also being carried out in Gwadar and in its surroundings. The Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO), a subsidiary of the Wapda, has geared up the work for building the power transmission line. It is expected to be completed soon.

Airport

Main article: Gwadar International Airport

Gwadar has a small airport which is basically meant for small commercial aircraft. Gwadar International Airport is a domestic and international airport situated 9 Miles (14 km) north of the city centre of Gwadar International The need is growing for the expansion of this airport and enlargement of its runway to facilitate the landing of wide body aero-planes. CAA has been directed to upgrade the Gwadar Airport for the landing of jet aircraft by the end of 2004. Gwadar port will be open air and after its inauguration the jet planes shall be landing at the Gwadar airport. A sum of 2. 3 million dollars is being utilized from Omani grant. The Pakistan government and the Civil Aviation Authority are also contributing additional Rs563. 35 million for this purpose.

Dry Port

A dry port in the Sino-Pakistani border town of Sust, 200 km north of Gilgit, was constructed in 2004 at a cost of Rs 90 million. Gilgit ( Urdu: گلگت) is the capital city of the Northern Areas, Pakistan and a Tehsil (headquarters of Gilgit District The rupee ( sign: ₨; code: PKR) is the Currency of Pakistan. Soon, President Musharraf announced that the state of the art facility would be linked to Gwadar via the Karakoram Highway. The Karakoram Highway (KKH is the highest paved international road in the world According to the president, this provides parts of China with the shortest access to Pakistani deep sea ports, and the Middle East. ^[10]

Rice zone

Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP)-apex body of the rice exporters in the country- has decided to establish a rice zone in Gwadar to fetch the opportunities in the area after the construction of new port. The establishment of warehouses will provide extraordinary facilities to rice exporters especially for those who export rice to Iran as the Iranian border is only at a distance of three hours from Gwadar.

rs and other plants have been installed in addition to a 50 MW power-house. 33 km railway line from Taftan to Saindak has also been laid. The Chinese company MRDL has so far invested $25 million (Rs 1. 5 billion) on the project.

Trans-Afghan Gas Pipeline

The 1400 km Trans-Afghan Gas Pipeline (TAP) from Turkemenistan to Gwadar(Pakistan), a long-dormant project that would pump Turkmen natural gas to markets in South Asia, may finally be poised to begin at a cost of $3 billion. ^[11] The Government has announced that a massive defense facility will be constructed in the city in order to guarantee the security of the area. The Government has also announced that a new shipbuilding centre will be built at Gwadar, with an as-yet unspecified international partner.

Port Operations

Port of Singapore was scheduled to take over management of Gwadar Port by the end of January 2007. The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Singapore 's harbours and which Port of Singapore was the highest bidder for the Gwadar port after DP World backed out of the bidding process. Originally, the chairman of Dubai Ports World, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, who met Pakistani president General Pervez Musharraf on May 5th 2006, expressed a strong hope for management of facilities at the strategic Gwadar deep sea port and development of infrastructure in the southern port city and elsewhere in Pakistan. DP World is a subsidiary of Dubai World, a holding company owned by the government of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The Chairman of Dubai World, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, is recognized as one of the leading businessmen of Dubai. The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of But a decision was taken not to bid, after India’s National Security Council voiced concerns about DP World’s ventures in India, alongside its plans in Pakistan, and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem assured the Indians their pull-out was well considered and India need not have any security concerns. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Chairman of Dubai World, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, is recognized as one of the leading businessmen of Dubai. The port will now be in competition with that of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE

Opening Date

The first ship anchored in the Gwadar port on March 15, 2008. The first ship was a Canadian ship carrying wheat. It was the largest ship to anchor in Pakistan.

See also

• Ormara
• Balochistan Province
• Gwadar International Airport
• Gwadar Bay
• Gwadar District
• Gwadar Port

References

External links

• Gwadar travel guide from Wikitravel

Government and NGO links

• Latest Development and Informative website
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• Sustainable Development Networking Programme website
• Balochistan government website
• Pakistan Board of Investment website
• Gwadar Development Authority

News

• Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) declared 18 residential and industrial schemes as ‘fake’--GEO NEWS 2007

Maps and satellite images

• Latest Masterplan for Gwadar Industrial Estate
• High-resolution satellite imagery from Google Maps
• District map of Balochistan province
• Gwadar Airport - low resolution map of Gwadar

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• Gwadar Corner: Gwadar's 1st & Largest Portal
• UrbanPK: Projecting the Development of Gwadar and Pakistan
• Time Magazine Essay on Gwadar, 2004
• A Jewel in the Crown - PakistaniForces. Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide. com
• Images of Gwadar from Worldisround.com
• OutlookTraveller.com
• StrategyPage.com
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