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.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs announced that new shipping lines from Gwadar will open to facilitate trade between the Middle East and Central Asia. A ferry service will also be launched linking Gwadar to Muscat in Oman and other member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the ministry said in a Tuesday statement.
