Gwadar Explained: Why Pak's Chinese-Backed Port Keeps Coming Under Attack

Gwadar Explained: Why Pak's Chinese-Backed Port Keeps Coming Under Attack

For the people of Gwadar, stability isn't an abstract goal. It's the chance to send a child to school without worrying about a sudden deadline of violence

Gwadar Was Never Just a Port, And That's the Problem

Strip away the trade-corridor language and Gwadar has always been two projects wearing one name: a commercial port that was supposed to move cargo, and a strategic naval foothold that gives China a permanent presence on the Arabian Sea. Friday’s suicide bombing of a Pakistan Coast Guard camp in the Panwan area of Jiwani, inside Gwadar’s own district, is a reminder that this dual identity is exactly what makes the place so hard to defend. You can…