With no passengers and no planes, Pakistan’s newest and most expensive airport is a bit of a mystery. Entirely financed by China to the tune of $240 million, it’s anyone’s guess when New Gwadar International Airport will open for business.
"We are ready to expand cooperation with Pakistan in education, media, think tanks, youth exchanges, and the film and television industries, to foster mutual learning between civilizations and strengthen cultural and people-to-people ties," the ambassador said talking to media after addressing a ceremony.
Rushan Abbas, Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs, has condemned Chinas recent announcement about completing the deepest vertical well in Asia, located in the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang.
Pakistan's New Gwadar International Airport, funded fully by China, remains unopened despite being completed in 2024. Locals in Gwadar, Balochistan, see little benefit from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor amid ongoing insurgency,
One can gauge how rapidly the world is changing by looking at India-China relations. It wasn't long ago that the armies of China and India were face to face. Now, China wants to take its relations with India to new heights.
Fully funded by China, the airport was completed in October 2024 in the coastal city of Gwadar but has yet to open, leaving many to wonder who it was truly built for.
India did not import anything from Pakistan in the first 5 months of 2023-24. However, during this particular period, India exported goods worth $235 million to Pakistan.
Electric Vehicles have become a new battleground for the power struggle between China and the West. For Beijing, Pakistan could become an important ally.
An agreement on China-Pakistan Joint Laboratory for Wheat Germplasm Innovation and Biological Breeding was recently reached, marking a significant step in boosting the development of wheat seed industry and related sectors.
A Pakistani separatist group has claimed responsibility for the killing of seven bus passengers earlier this week.
Pakistan's mysterious Gwadar International Airport has been entirely funded by China, built at a high cost of USD 240 million, drawing a sharp contrast to the impoverished Balochistan province that houses it.
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's Gwadar port was heralded as the next Singapore when it opened for business more than a decade ago. But the China-funded site has failed to emerge as a commercial hub, underscored by a brand-new international airport that sits nearly empty.
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