Abstract
The deep-sea port at Gwadar is visualized as becoming a
regional hub, serving commercial traffic to and from Central
Asian states and Afghanistan, the Middle East, the Persian
Gulf, Xinjiang, Iran, and South East Asia. The development
of the Gwadar port holds out for the regional countries
immense economic returns. A road from Gwadar to Saindak,
said to be the shortest route between Central Asia and the
sea, is under construction. Goods and oil and gas reserves
from these countries could be shipped to global markets. It
will nearly halve the overland distance from China’s
landlocked western provinces to the sea: from about 4,000
km to China’s east coast, to just 2,000 km south to Gwadar.
The Gwadar port and the highways connecting it to
Afghanistan reduce the distances of Pakistan-Central Asia
traffic by about 500 km. The construction of the Gwadar port
is an important component of Pakistan’s overall initiative to
facilitate trade with the landlocked states of Central Asia.
Key words: Gwadar port, transportation hub, Pakistan, central Asia,
Xinjiang
Zahid Anwar. (2010) Gwadar Deep Sea Port’s Emergence as Regional Trade and Transportation Hub: Prospects and Problems , Journal of Political Studies, Volume 17, Issue 2.
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