Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, who led the Gwadar rights movement, has threatened to close the Gwadar port from July 21 if the demands agreed by the provincial government are not fulfilled, the Dawn reported.
The China funded Gwadar port in Pakistan promised an economic revolution but it has turned out to be a segregated harbour settlement, whose economic benefits are not enjoyed by the local population.
Numerous protesters carried out a protest rally in the port city of Gwadar on Sunday and threatened to block China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) if the demands to ban illegal trawling in Gwadar and eliminate unnecessary checkpoints, among several other issues are not met.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): As China continues to boast about its economic partnership with Pakistan especially the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in the port city of Gawadar, reports suggest a contrary picture which exposes the reality that many of these project
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman, an ally of the ruling Shehbaz government, slammed Imran Khan for colluding with a Gulf state to bring the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to ruins.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 28 (ANI): China, the sole investor in the Gwadar projects are hesitating to invest amid uncertainties as the ongoing economic crisis and political instability in Pakistan are hitting Chinese investment sentiments.
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said that the government has seen reports about third countries participating in projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Projects, and any such activity by any party directly infringed on I
Beijing [China], July 25 (ANI): Beijing has been using the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to gain control of the Gwadar port and the region of Gilgit-Baltistan, a media report said.
New Delhi [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): A prominent Baloch rights activist and professor Naela Quadri Baloch on Saturday urged India to support Balochistan to contain Pakistan and eliminate Pakistani terrorism from South Asia.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): Chabahar port of Iran and Gwadar port of Pakistan, being only 70 km away from each other on the Arabian sea, share many geographical similarities and advantages, however, they do not necessarily share a similar outlook.
Quetta [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): Baloch leader Maulana Hidayatur Rehman threatened to close Gwadar port on Sunday over the issue of freeing the coast of Balochistan from trawler mafia, particularly the Chinese trawlers.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): Alarmed by the delays in the execution of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects as a result of the Chinese professionals expressing security concerns, the Shehbaz Sharif government is trying its best to curtail the ongoing China exodus from t