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PM calls for urgent steps to make Gwadar Port operational

Gwadar, a coastal town in Pakistan, faces severe climate change impacts, including flooding and rising sea levels, threatening its 90,000 residents.
Changes in land use and unauthorized building are worsening flooding in Gwadar, according to officials Ahmed and Rahim.
The city is central to a Chinese-led initiative to develop infrastructure, yet lacks proper sewage and drainage systems.
Fishing communities in Gwadar are suffering from smaller catches and changing marine patterns due to climate change effects, as noted by Ahmed and Rahim.

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The sea was once a blessing for the Pakistani city of Gwadar. But it's become a curse

There was a time when few people in the coastal Pakistani city of Gwadar understood what climate change was. After a decade of extreme weather, many more do.

1 month ago·United States

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Xinhua

Pakistan committed to harnessing Gwadar port's potential for economic progress: PM

1 month ago·China

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The Express Tribune

PM calls for urgent steps to make Gwadar Port operational

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered immediate steps to operationalise Gwadar Port on a commercial basis, Radio Pakistan reported. Chairing a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Tuesday, the PM formed a committee, led by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, tasked with working alongside stakeholders to ensure the port’s development into a fully functional and modern hub. “The Gwadar Port has the potential to transform into a key player in the…

1 month ago·Pakistan

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Arab News

Gwadar port ‘fully operational,’ official tells Pakistan National Assembly

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Wajiha Qamar, on Wednesday informed the lower house of Pakistan’s parliament that the southwestern deep-sea port at Gwadar was “fully operational” and equipped to handle all kinds of cargo. Gwadar is on the Arabian Sea in the southwestern province of Balochistan, a mineral-rich region plagued

3 months ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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