Operational costs are high, making the port less competitive than regional ports like Jebel Ali and the local economy ... to utilise Gwadar for transshipment and establish ship repair facilities.

Ports, roads and pipelines may be built, but if they do not translate into jobs, industries and local prosperity, they remain hollow achievements. If Pakistan truly wants Gwadar to thrive ...

Pakistan's New Gwadar International Airport is well-equipped and modern but several months after its completion, the giant site has not been used. The £187million airport, financed entirely by ...

The New Gwadar International Airport has the capacity to serve 400,000 people - but its gates have not welcomed a single passenger yet. Located in the coastal city of Gwadar in Pakistan ...

Intelligence officers monitor journalists visiting Gwadar. The city’s fish market is deemed too sensitive for coverage. Many local residents are frazzled. “Nobody used to ask where we are ...

Intelligence officers monitor journalists visiting Gwadar. The city's fish market is deemed too sensitive for coverage. Many local residents are frazzled. “Nobody used to ask where we are going ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Intelligence officers monitor journalists visiting Gwadar. The city’s fish market is deemed too sensitive for coverage. Many local residents are frazzled. “Nobody used to ask where we are ...