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In early February, Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized over 1,350 kilograms of narcotics worth 77.85 million rupees (about $280,000) in a series of operations across Pakistan. [1]

ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistani government said last week that it plans to expand the port of Gwadar in the country's southwest, aiming to revive the Chinese-run facility by opening new shipping lines and a ferry service. [2]

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan recently urged the Chinese operator of Gwadar Port to make additional investments in a nearby industrial area where Belt and Road Initiative projects have stalled, but experts say the business case for such a move is weak, parti... [3]

International relationsPakistan mulls US-funded port in Pasni near China's Gwadar Port Whether project advances, Islamabad's 'political message is clear,' says expert A proposed U.S.-funded port in the southern Pakistani city of Pasni would add to th... [4]

ISLAMABAD -- Massive protests have erupted in the southwestern Pakistani city of Gwadar, home of a Chinese-controlled port, raising significant worries for China. [5]

International relationsPakistan's Gwadar loses luster as Saudis shift $10bn deal to Karachi Infrastructure gaps behind Riyadh's decision to move oil refinery to more developed area Cranes tower above a wharf at the port of Gwadar, Pakistan, in Octobe... [6]

Syed Fazl-e-Haider is a contributing analyst at the South Asia desk of Wikistrat. He is a freelance columnist and the author of several books. OpinionIran's Jask and Pakistan's Gwadar are China's ports of power ![Avatar]( (confirmed by 2 sources) [7]

ISLAMABAD -- A de facto curfew has been imposed in Pakistan's port town of Gwadar after a crackdown on a local rights movement, casting a shadow over a key destination for China's Belt and Road infrastructure investment. (confirmed by 3 sources) [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-02-27 · 65% match

Is Balochistan the Region’s New Drug Cultivation and Trafficking Hub?

In early February, Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized over 1,350 kilograms of narcotics worth 77.85 million rupees (about $280,000) in a series of operations across Pakistan.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-07 · 75% match

Pakistan aims to boost Gwadar port with new shipping lines, ferry

ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistani government said last week that it plans to expand the port of Gwadar in the country's southwest, aiming to revive the Chinese-run facility by opening new shipping lines and a ferry service.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-19 · 75% match

Pakistan presses China for more Belt and Road investment in Gwadar

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan recently urged the Chinese operator of Gwadar Port to make additional investments in a nearby industrial area where Belt and Road Initiative projects have stalled, but experts say the business case for such a move is weak, parti

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-10 · 75% match

Pakistan mulls US-funded port in Pasni near China's Gwadar Port

International relationsPakistan mulls US-funded port in Pasni near China's Gwadar Port Whether project advances, Islamabad's 'political message is clear,' says expert A proposed U.S.-funded port in the southern Pakistani city of Pasni would add to th

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-08-01 · 85% match

Protests disrupt Pakistan's Gwadar, home of Chinese-controlled port

ISLAMABAD -- Massive protests have erupted in the southwestern Pakistani city of Gwadar, home of a Chinese-controlled port, raising significant worries for China.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-06-13 · 85% match

Pakistan's Gwadar loses luster as Saudis shift $10bn deal to Karachi

International relationsPakistan's Gwadar loses luster as Saudis shift $10bn deal to Karachi Infrastructure gaps behind Riyadh's decision to move oil refinery to more developed area Cranes tower above a wharf at the port of Gwadar, Pakistan, in Octobe

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-11-15 · 85% match

Iran's Jask and Pakistan's Gwadar are China's ports of power

Syed Fazl-e-Haider is a contributing analyst at the South Asia desk of Wikistrat. He is a freelance columnist and the author of several books. OpinionIran's Jask and Pakistan's Gwadar are China's ports of power ![Avatar](

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-01-02 · 75% match

Pakistan's Belt and Road hub Gwadar hit by protest clampdown

ISLAMABAD -- A de facto curfew has been imposed in Pakistan's port town of Gwadar after a crackdown on a local rights movement, casting a shadow over a key destination for China's Belt and Road infrastructure investment.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-02-18 · 75% match

Pakistan vote elevates Belt and Road critic in key port of Gwadar

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's elections have cemented the rise of a local rights activist in the southwestern port of Gwadar, potentially affecting China's Belt and Road Initiative projects in the area.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-24 · 75% match

Oman offer to build Gwadar railway conjures Pakistan port's past

ISLAMABAD -- A company from Oman is looking to invest in a train line that would link the Pakistani port town of Gwadar -- envisioned as a key stop on China's Belt and Road infrastructure network -- with Pakistan's main railway system.

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