Security forces officials outside the newly constructed Gwadar airport, in Pakistan. (AP) Pakistan’s newest airport in Gwadar, fully funded by China at a cost of $240 million, remains unused months after its completion in October 2024. Spread over 4,300 acres of land. the airport is Pakistan’s largest international airport and was officially opened on January…
ISLAMABAD: The first commercial flight landed at Pakistan’s new Gwadar International Airport on Monday following a months-long delay in the opening of the Beijing-funded facility in volatile Balochistan province.The airport’s opening was postponed from Aug 14 to the end of 2024 due to a security review sparked by a series of deadly attacks by separatist…
ISLAMABAD: Trade and tourism between China and Pakistan remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day on Monday owing to a sit-in protest against power outages on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region.Protesters had blocked the KKH, which connects the two countries, on Friday at Ali Abad, a strategic location in Hunza Valley,…
ISLAMABAD: PM Li Qiang of China arrived in Islamabad Monday to a 21-gun salute and a security overdrive that included shutting schools and businesses in the capital city for three days as Pakistan pulled out all stops to avoid any safety slip-up during the first visit by a Chinese premier to the country in 11…
In November 2016, Gwadar port symbolized stability, peace and prosperity for Pakistan — at least according to then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.“This day is the dawn of a new era,” he told the opening ceremony crowd, which had gathered to witness a row of Chinese trucks arriving to load cargo onto the first-ever container ship to…
