As a viable incentive to the oil-rich Middle East, a pipeline to transport crude oil from Gwadar … The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor also known as CPEC and North-South economic corridor) is an economic corridor comprising a collection of projects currently under construction at a cost of $54 billion. As part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and by extension, that of the Silk Route Initiative, Gwadar holds pivotal importance. Currently, Gwadar Deep-Sea Port is connected through a narrow 16 feet wide thoroughfare of Gwadar town at the West-Bay. It is a Belt and Road Initiative that aims to connect Asia, Africa and Europe through a vast network of highways, rail lines and sea lanes. Projects planned for the Gwadar Port City aim at capacitating Balochistan to its full economic, social, technical, and energy potential, and closely integrating it within the economic framework of Pakistan and China. The CPEC would link Gwadar Port to China's western Xinjiang region. One out of six medical blocks (each 50 bedded) and almost 20% of the residential blocks are completed. Gurandani, 26 KM east of Gwadar City, Balochistan, Groundbreaking done by Prime Minister on 29th March 2019. 300 MW Coal based power project, Vocational Training Center and Friendship Hospital Ground breaking to be done by November this year. Under the Concession Agreement, however, construction of breakwaters and dredging works are the responsibilities of Gwadar Port Authority. China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a collection of infrastructure projects that are under construction throughout Pakistan since 2013. The port city of Gwadar is a hub of connectivity for the Corridor, and an indispensable interchange for the Silk Route. The CPEC connects the whole region and gives Pakistan focal importance for world trade, it holds promise to make Pakistan an economic power in the world. For construction of berthing facilities on the eastern side of the existing multi-purpose terminal (4.200 km), a 1.200-1.500 km long breakwater has to be constructed. Taking its partnership with China a notch further, Pakistan is reportedly building a city to house half a million Chinese nationals at a cost of $150 million in port city of Gwadar. Gwadar (گوادر) is a port city on the southwestern coast of Pakistan's Balochistan province where the Arabian Sea meets the Persian Gulf just outside the Strait of Hormuz near key shipping routes in and out of the Persian Gulf. October 7, 2019 58 Likes 6K. As part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and by extension, that of the Silk Route Initiative, Gwadar holds pivotal importance. Gwadar city development is a flagship programme of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, however, plans not to limit Gwadar to a connecting port only, but enriches it as an economic hub that will cater to the local population by improving their livelihoods. Beside the operation of the existing port facilities the operator has to carry out expansion works all along the seashore of Gwadar East Bay constructing additional terminals and port infrastructure. The Gwadar Port is an important hub of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which connects China’s western region and the Arabian Sea. Proposing Agency: Gwadar Port Authority, MoPS. The port city of Gwadar is a hub of connectivity for the Corridor, and an indispensable interchange for the Silk Route. The $150 Million, mega Gwadar port development covers 3.6 million square feet and offers a mixed-use, gated development at the heart of Gwadar to cater for locals, expats and Chinese professionals expected to be working there in the future. Through its deep-sea port, Gwadar has helped China and Pakistan realize the goal of a 21st Century Maritime Silk Route, which will benefit not only China and Pakistan but also Central Asia by becoming the region’s key entrepôt. At present following areas have been allocated as free zone and export processing zones in the industrial locations of Gwadar. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a framework of regional connectivity. The Construction of Eastbay Expressway is the main artery of Gwadar Port through which the entire traffic of port will flow. Objective of the Project:This project will aim at creating state-of-the-art medical facility in the port city of Gwadar. Phase-II of GDA Hospital to be named as China-Pakistan Friendship Hospital). The UAE has also been assisting in providing amenities for the city's community. Proposing Agency: Gwadar Port Authority, MoPS: Location: Gwadar district, Balochistan: Province: Balochistan: Estimated Cost (US $ Million) 123: Executing Company / Sponsors: Contracting company on the basis of EPC Or any Financial Framework Agreement under CPEC: Financing: Mix of Chinese Government Concessional Loan & Grant: Project Progress Update All the trawlers/trucks loaded with imported shipments pass through this strip causing disruption of normal traffic. Plans for Gwadar city also include construction of the East Bay Expressway – a 19 kilometre controlled-access road that will connect Gwadar Port to the Makran Coastal Highway. While Yangpu Port is an important hub for the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port and a node for integration into the new western land-sea corridor, he said in interview. CPEC is an ongoing development mega project which aims to connect Gwadar Port of Pakistan to China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, via a network of highways, railways, and pipelines. These additional projects are estimated to cost $800 million, and are to be financed by 0% interest loans extended by the Exim Bank of China to Pakistan. To be operated by COPHCL, 1st phase completed and inagurated in January 2018, Significant progress and response from investors, Gwadar Free Zone investment guide line published, First Gwadar Expo was held in January 2018, A number of industries to start construction work in soon. China is a huge market and CPEC route will connect China and Pakistan located in a strategic position of the world." Construction of New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA), alongwith allied facilities for new airport that will be capable of handling a combination of ATR 72, Airbus, (A-300), Boeing (B-737) and Boeing (B-747) for domestic as well international routes. Pakistan and China have invested $11 billion investment in road and rail infrastructure […] The deep … KARACHI: Work on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor continues unabated even during the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, several CPEC projects for Gwadar Port City have been completed ahead of time. On 13 November 2016, CPEC became partly operational when Chinese cargo was transported overland to Gwadar Port for onward maritime shipment to Africa and West Asia. This CPEC route further connects with China via a web of motorways through Baluchistan and Punjab to offer ease of transfer of cargo from Gwadar Port to China and Central Asia. The corridor also connects the Chinese city of Kashgar with Pakistan's Gwadar … New Delhi: The officiating US Ambassador in Pakistan Thursday visited Gwadar, a key port area in the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), in the first such visit to the port by a US official in 15 years. The much vaunted and progressing $64 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CEPC) that connects Kashgar of China with Gwadar port of Pakistan. Lahore is the second most populous city in Pakistan and the nation’s cultural hub. At this moment of potential revision and disruption of CPEC, Khan’s government should consider raising the issue of Gwadar with China. The port operationalization, even with the available 3 multi-purpose berths, necessitates construction of the planned East-Bay expressway. Available Documents (if any): Hydrographic studies are available. Mahaaz 22 May 2016 – Gwadar & CPEC Special – Dunya News. Proposing Agency: Gwadar Port Authority, MoPS, Mix of Chinese Government Concessional Loan & Grant, Draft business plan has been received from Chinese (COPHCL), under review by MoP&S and GPA. Under the proposed project remaining medical blocks, nursing and paramedical institutes, medical college, central laboratory, and other allied facilities are to be constructed with supply of medical equipment and machinery. Gwadar port has gradually started its operation with the Chinese cargo being loaded on the merchant ships at the Gwadar port. CPEC Projects. ISLAMABAD, August 29, 2019: Secretary Planning Zafar Hasan has said that Gwadar is the jewel of CPEC, and efforts are being made to develop the city on modern lines. Starting from Xinjiang China to Karachi Pakistan is the major CPEC route, the goal of this route is to make the trade easy along an overland route which connects Kashgar and Gwadar, through the production of railways, optical fiber, highways, and pipelines. On June 8, the Pakistani government approved a $7.2bn upgrade to a railway which will connect Gwadar to Kashgar, China. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a framework of regional connectivity. CPEC is a flagship project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that was inaugurated in 2015. Through its deep-sea port, Gwadar has helped China and Pakistan realize the goal of a 21st Century Maritime Silk Route, which will benefit not only China and Pakistan, but also Central Asia by becoming the region’s key entrepôt. 7KM Long Tunnel In Pakistan For CPEC Attabad Pak China Friendship Tunnel 2018 4K. GWADAR AND CPEC (CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR) Gwadar is nucleus of CPEC, the linking arm between land and maritime routes of China’s ambitious Trillion dollar “One Belt One Road” project connecting whole of Eurasia Region. – China has connected the Gwadar Port with Makran Coastal Highway which via Gwadar Expressway bypassing the city. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a framework of regional connectivity. The main focal point of CPEC is to associate and to interface the remote ocean of Gwadar to the Xinjiang territory of China. Gwadar is the first deep seaport which will connect China with Pakistan instead of sailing all through South Asia to transport goods. The Peshawar railway will connect arriving trains to Pakistan's transport system, thereby linking South Asia to Central Asia, Russia, and China and providing overland access to Pakistani ports of Gwadar, Karachi, or Qasim. Gwadar Eastbay Expressway (19 km, connecting Gwadar Port to Mehran Coastal Highway), China Overseas Ports Holding Company Ltd. (COPHC), Pak-China Technical And Vocational Institute At Gwadar. GPA, GIEDA, and EPZA Or any Financial Framework Agreement under CPEC, Ministry of Ports & Shipping, Government of Pakistan and Ministry of Commerce, Tax exemptions for port and Free Zone notified in Finance Bill 2016, Ground breaking done by the Prime Minister, 100% private Investment inside Free Zone. This project is proposed for implementation of Phase-II of 50-bedded hospital constructed under GDA Business Plan (Federal PSDP). This year it has signed a series of landmark agreements with China, worth an estimated $46 billion, to secure investment for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which is a network of roads, railways and pipelines that connect Gwadar port in Pakistan’s southern province of Baluchistan to Kashgar in China’s western province of Xinjiang. The CPEC is Chinese President Xi Jinping's flagship project of $62 billion. – China has connected the Gwadar Port with Makran Coastal Highway which via Gwadar Expressway bypassing the city. The port city of Gwadar is a hub of connectivity for the Corridor, and an indispensable interchange for the Silk Route. Feasibility study completed by Chinese team to add 100 beds from existing 50, for subsequent extension to 300 beds, LOE is signed on 10th April 2018 between EAD adn MOFCOM, Implementation mintues signed on 29th March 2019. Proposing Agency: Gwadar Port Authority and Ministry of Maritime Affair, Contracting company on the basis of EPC Or any Financial Framework Agreement under CPEC, Contract Agreement was signed b/w GPA & CCCC on 24-09-2017, Groundbreaking ceremony of Eastbay Expressway was held on 22nd November 2017 by Prime Minister. CPEC | China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Official Website Develop By Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives CPEC Secretariat 'P' block Pak-Secretariat, Islamabad,Pakistan. © Copyright 2019 - Powered by China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Pakistan and China have invested $11 billion investment in road and rail infrastructure […] The economic corridor is considered central to China–Pakistan relations and will run about 2700 km from Gwadar to Kashgar. Gwadar port has gradually started its operation with the Chinese cargo being loaded on the merchant ships at the Gwadar port. These additional projects are estimated to cost $800 million, and are to be financed by 0% interest loans extended by the Exim Bank of China to Pakistan. By 2020, 6,299 kilometres of underwater cables will extend to Djibouti from Gwadar and form the Digital Silk Route between Asia and Africa. This CPEC route further connects with China via a web of motorways through Baluchistan and Punjab to offer ease of transfer of cargo from Gwadar Port to China and Central Asia. The port city of Gwadar is a hub of connectivity for the Corridor and an indispensable interchange for the Silk Route. More. This new corridor aims at connecting China’s western provinces to the Indian Ocean through Pakistan by constructing massive infrastructure, including ports, highways, and railways, power stations and fiber networks. The hospital is planned on 68 acres of land. The container service, named Karachi-Gulf Express, connects Gwadar port with Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. US Chargé d’affaires Angela Aggeler said the visit serves as the latest example of US-Pakistan cooperation on shared interests. Originally valued at $47 Billion, the value of CPEC projects is worth $62 Billion as of 2020. The CPEC is a multi-billion dollars’ mega project that would connect the city of Kashgar in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang to the port city of Gwadar in Pakistan's province in Balochistan. Modern transportation networks built under CPEC will link seaports in Gwadar and Karachi with northern Pakistan, as well as points further north in western China and Central Asia. IT has been some time that Gwadar became famous owing to all the talk of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Under development as a free trade port, it is the district headquarters of Gwadar … The enhancement of geographical linkages having improved road, air transportation system and rail with frequent and free exchanges of growth. The port has not a dedicated wide highway to cater the transporting requirements of the post. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), one of the most ambitious components of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, was announced to great fanfare in 2015. The much vaunted and progressing $64 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CEPC) that connects Kashgar of China with Gwadar port of Pakistan. A vast network of highways and railways are to be built under the aegis of CPEC that will span the length and breadth of Pakistan. China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) presents marine outlet to the landlocked Central Asia states with access to deep sea port Gowadar in the Baluchistan province of Pakistan. Laying the 820-kilometer-long China-Pakistan fibre optic cable between the city of Rawalpindi, Pakistan in the south and the Khunjerab Pass, China in the north, has been operational since July, 2018. ISLAMABAD: The ambitious plan of connecting Pakistan’s railway network from China and Afghanistan to Gwadar deep sea port under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been declared strategically important by both Pakistan and China. Gwadar port has officially been leased to China for 43 years, soon becoming world largest transit and transhipment facilities. Pieces of lands have already been earmarked/acquired for the purpose: Infrastructure is required to be developed for these industrial zones, for example, access roads, internal roads, water, gas, power, custom facilities, fencing, security, some warehouses, office and other allied infrastructure, etc. Our first state-of-the-art development, International Port City, sold out in record time. 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