Pakistan eyes Gulf-backed oil reserve hub at Gwadar amid Strait of Hormuz tensionsPakistan is encouraging Persian Gulf oil producers to establish crude reserve buffers at its planned Energy City near Gwadar Port. This ini...
24 May, 2026, 10.29 PM IST
With Chabahar Port in limbo, can India still reach Central Asia and Russia?India's crucial trade route to Russia and Central Asia is at a critical juncture. US sanctions on Iran's Chabahar port create uncertainty f...
14 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Pakistan's economy gasps as Middle East war ignites double-digit inflationPakistan's economy faces a grim future with inflation expected to stay high. Soaring oil prices and regional conflict are straining the nat...
03 May, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
Japan contains one of its biggest wildfires in decades after 11-day battleJapan forest fire: After a grueling 11-day fight, firefighters and military forces in Japan's Iwate region have finally brought wildfires u...
03 May, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
Chinese firm shuts Gwadar plant in Pakistan, lays off workers amid lossesA Chinese firm has ceased operations in Gwadar citing business difficulties. This development raises concerns ahead of Prime Minister Shehb...
03 May, 2026, 07.18 AM IST
Pakistan tests Taimur anti-ship missile with 600-km range: How it could be part of PAF’s plan to target Indian Navy shipsPakistan has successfully test-fired its Taimoor air-launched cruise missile. This indigenous weapon can strike enemy ships from up to 600 ...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
Pakistan: In a first, Baloch fighters launch sea attack, three Coast Guard personnel killed near Iran border, GwadarThree Pakistan Coast Guard personnel were killed in an attack by Baloch fighters on a patrol boat near the Pakistan-Iran border. This marks...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
Why has Pakistan opened new airport, financed by China, which has no passengers, planes or any benefitsPakistan's New Gwadar International Airport, funded fully by China, remains unopened despite being completed in 2024. Locals in Gwadar, Bal...
23 Feb, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
Sea was once blessing for Pakistani city of Gwadar. But it's become curseGwadar, a coastal city in Pakistan, faces severe climate change impacts including rising sea levels and heavier rainfall. Homes and infrast...
06 Feb, 2025, 10.58 AM IST
Iran restores just a fifth of power to Gwadar, crown jewel of CPECIslamabad depends on Iran for supply of electricity to key areas in Balochistan where Gwadar Port is located. Gwadar Port is key pillar of ...
06 Feb, 2023, 11.47 PM IST
Pakistan, China vow to tap full potential of strategic Gwadar PortThe CPEC is the flagship project of China's ambitious USD 60 billion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and it links China's Xinjiang province ...
31 Dec, 2021, 03.37 PM IST
China faces ire of Pakistan's fishermen in GwadarThe National Party and Baloch Student Organisation had called for the protest rally and sit-in in front of the Gwadar Press Club against th...
23 Jun, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
China-Pakistan Gwadar Port runs into rough weatherChinese co terminates container liner services to Gwadar; inadequate cargo & lack of use of port for transit to Afghanistan cited as reasons
10 Sep, 2019, 12.54 PM IST
China, Pakistan expand business at Economic CorridorPakistan wants to develop hydrocarbon and petrochemical complexes in Gwadar, besides boosting the fisheries sector through the port.
22 Jan, 2019, 08.39 AM IST
2 ships sold to Pak Navy for Gwadar security: China"I have learnt that some reports said China has donated these vessels. This is not correct," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chun...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.37 PM IST
Bank of China plans to open branch in Gwadar port: Pakistani officialGwadar Port Authority Chairman Dostain Khan Jamaldini said in a meeting yesterday that The Bank of China is planning to open a branch in Gw...
11 Aug, 2017, 03.51 PM IST
Chinese navy ships to be deployed at Gwadar port: Pakistan navy officialChina would deploy its naval ships along with Pakistan Navy to safeguard the strategic Gwadar port and trade routes under the $46 billion C...
25 Nov, 2016, 09.46 PM IST