Plan shows how BRI delivers tangible benefits in Asia and beyond: Analysts

Pakistan’s decision to expand operations at Gwadar Port marks a milestone that will inject fresh momentum into growth, prosperity and cooperation in the region while enhancing the scope and connectivity of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, analysts said.

Pakistan’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs unveiled plans last week to expand operations at the port by establishing new shipping lines and introducing a ferry service to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, the minister who chaired a meeting on July 1, said the initiative is part of a broader plan to boost regional connectivity, enhance Pakistan’s maritime trade and develop Gwadar into a major transshipment and logistics hub in the Arabian Sea, according to an official statement. Chaudhry, the Pakistani minister for maritime affairs, said the expansion would support growing trade with Central Asia and the Middle East, while positioning Gwadar as a central node in regional supply chains. Imran Khalid, an international affairs commentator based in Karachi, Pakistan, said that in the short term, the establishment of new shipping lines and the introduction of a dedicated ferry service........

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