Author: Guest Writer

Islamabad, Aug 19: When Gwadar was purchased from Oman in year 1958, no one but few could realise its importance at that time. It remained dormant for next fifty-five years and gained its prominence, still not to its zenith, only in year 2013 when China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was conceived and put into place. Gwadar was termed as the Jewel in the Crown of CPEC, which until now very few understand. Gwadar is on its way to gain further importance amid the geo-political happenings around the world in general and in our region in particular. When CPEC was devised,…