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Munir Aides Pitch US on Plan to Build, Run Arabian Sea Port: Report
Pakistan seeks up to $1.2 billion in U.S. investment to build a civilian port at Pasni, excluding military use, to export critical minerals via a linked rail network.
- On Oct 4, the Financial Times reported that advisers to Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir offered U.S. officials a plan to build and operate a port at Pasni on the Arabian Sea.
- Pakistan aims to pivot from China by seeking U.S. development finance and private investment, following a September White House meeting where Field Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pressed U.S. President Donald Trump for support.
- Project details show American investors would build and operate a Pasni terminal, linking it by rail to mineral-rich western provinces with costs up to $1.2 billion financed by Pakistani and U.S.-backed funds.
- Reuters could not immediately verify the Financial Times report, and neither Pakistan Army nor U.S. State Department, White House, or Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to requests for comment.
- Pasni's geography places it about 70 miles from Gwadar and 100 miles from Iran, while India watches closely as it lies roughly 300 km from Chabahar; backers highlight a $500 million United States Strategic Metals investment.
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A port on Arabian Sea near India-developed Chabahar: Pakistan's new proposal to US
As the bonhomie between Islamabad and Washington grows, Pakistan has reportedly offered the Unites States to build and operate a port on the Arabian Sea. According to a report by Financial Times, Pakistan has proposed that the US develops the civilian port in Pasni, which is a town located near the Gwadar district in Balochistan. Notably, Pasni is near to Iran's Chabahar port, which is being developed by India. The Financial Times report claimed…
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Pakistan has offered to build and operate a new port on the Arabian Sea to the US... According to media reports, advisors to Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir have made this proposal to US officials.
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