Gwadar: General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa Chairman of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority meets with a delegation from ABAD Gwadar Chapter at Gwadar along with Naseer Khan Kashani Chairman Gwadar Port Authority. On this occasion, he has said that Gwadar port has been made fully operational and now online booking for delivery of goods can be made.
Addressing a news conference in Gwadar, Chairman CPEC Authority informed the media persons that the work on Phase-II of Gwadar Free Zone is underway and other projects connected to Gwadar Port have also been expedited in the last two and a half years.
Asim Saleem Bajwa further Gwadar City Master Plan has been approved and a hospital is also being built in Gwadar with the help of China.
On this delegation Mahmood Ahmad Khan Vice Chairman ABAD Gwadar Chapter, Zhang Baozhong, Chairman COPHC Gwadar, Affan Qureshi CEO & Founder Coast Way Builders & Developers, and Col. (R) Maqbool Afridi Member CPEC Committee – FPCCI.
The issues facing the builders & developers and making Gwadar a Free Trade Zone as soon as possible were discussed. Chairman CPEC Authority sought written recommendations from the ABAD Gwadar Chapter delegation and assured them that they would soon work out a plan of action on these suggestions.
He further said that work at Gwadar Airport is also in full swing and about 12,000 jobs have been provided in Gwadar during the last 3 years.