Ayaz Ahmed This is Part-2 of three articles series on this topic. Click here to read Part-1 of this series As regards Chinese military interests, China needs this critical choke point to achieve its strategic objective of becoming an “impregnable naval power” in the Indian Ocean. It is calculated to check the Indo-US domination of the Arabian Sea, and use ...
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Gwadar: Students Demand Termination of Principal GDA School
Gwadar – Students of Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Public Higher Secondary School protested against the unjust policies and the misconduct of principal and a few teachers due to which a number of skilled teachers are resigning. Students protested against the resignations of their most skilled teachers and refused to attend the classes, on Tuesday. Skilled teachers of GDA School are ...
Read More »Gwadar Youth Forum Celebrates its Third Anniversary
Barkatullah Baloch Gwadar – 1st September is the day when Gwadar Youth Forum (GYF) came in to being. Three years back from now, on first of September 2012, the dream of an organization like GYF became a reality. The founders of GYF include author, Arif Noor, Ibrahim Faraz and Sabir Hayat. Later a few more hardworking and sincere youth like ...
Read More »Gwadar Students Protest Against Educational Problems
Sami Parvez Gwadar – Students of Gwadar are protesting outside Gwadar Press club for last three days against educational problems in the district. Students are protesting against shortage of teachers in Gwadar institutes and general plight of the entire educational system. Protestors blame lack of seriousness of Balochistan government to be the main reason behind educational problems of the province. ...
Read More »Gwadar Port and Strategic Regional Interests – Part 1
Ayaz Ahmed This is Part-1 of three articles series on this topic. In the changing dynamics of global politics, the sea trade is getting complex with more focus on commercial activities and economic prosperity. In this politics, Gwadar port has its unique strategic and geopolitical importance because the port is the warm water and deep sea port of Pakistan and ...
Read More »Gwadar Protests: Unjust Treatment of Local Employees of GDA School
Gwadar – Employees of Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Public Higher Secondary School protested against the unjust treatment of local employees, on Monday. Employees of GDA Public Higher Secondary school, both academic and non-academic, protested outside the main office of GDA. Employees protested against the unjust attitude of GDA administration in the form of terminating a local teacher, suspending the office ...
Read More »Gwadar: Increase in Road Accidents and Casualties
Mariyam Suleman Baloch Between a circle of crowd, numerous people stood staring at the victim who had closed his eyes and was fallen on the road with blood on his torn shirt and around him. It was too late when a kind soul took him to the hospital. He died, leaving behind a story that was indeed repeated for a ...
Read More »Gwadar: Chinese Ambassador Promises Support for Education and Health
Mariyam Suleman Baloch Gwadar – Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Sun Weidong, along with the CEO of Chinese Overseas Port Company (COPCH) Mr. Zeng Qingsong and their delegation visited Gwadar to promote bilateral cooperation with the local people and representatives, on 27th July. During the visit Ambassador witnessed the MOU signing between the CEO of Chinese Overseas Port Company (COPCH) ...
Read More »DHQ Hospital Gwadar: Epitome of Bad Governance
Mariyam Suleman Baloch Two days old infant with his closed eyes in the dark room, taking the last breaths of his life and having an oxygen mask on his little radish face was waiting for someone to help him live in the part of the world where people mostly rely upon miracles. But miracles don’t usually happen and this was ...
Read More »Non-Payment Of Custom Duty: Gwadar Students Deprived Of Donated School Buses
Mariyam Suleman Baloch Gwadar – Three School buses donated by China Overseas Port Company (COPC) for schools of Gwadar are held at Gwadar port due to non-payment of custom duty, learnt the Balochistan Point. On 18th August 2014, three buses donated by COPC reached Gwadar port. However, custom authorities stopped the release of these buses out of port without payment ...
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