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Gwadar seaport to be operational by middle of this year
ISLAMABAD Feb 26: The Gwadar Seaport will be functional by the middle of this year after completion of additional dredging of the channel to 14.5 meters, making it the deepest port of country and transshipment port for the region.
This was conveyed to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in a meeting of Gwadar Port Policy Board chaired by him here at the Prime Minister House yesterday
The dredging of Gwadar Port channel to 14.5 meter which has been undertaken by a Chinese Company will make it a regional hub, as it will enable the port to receive the mother vessels.
The cargo dropped by the mother vessels will be taken to Karachi and other regional ports by the feeder vessels or trucks.
Prime Minister Aziz said, the completion of Gwadar Port will generate substantial economic opportunities for Balochistan and usher in a new era of development and prosperity for the people of this area.
The meeting was attended by Rao Sikandar Iqbal, Senior Minister for Defence, Jam Muhammad Yousuf, Chief Minister, Balochistan, Babar Khan Ghouri, Minister for Ports and Shipping and senior officials.