Importance of Gwadar to China and Pakistan.

1. GWADAR PORT
Strategic Importance

2. CONTENTS
• Location
• Importance
• Hurdles in development

3. LOCATION
• Balochistan
• Shore of
Arabian Sea
• 120km from Iran
• At the mouth of
Strait of Hormuz

4. IMPORTANCE

5. IMPORTANCE FOR CHINA
• China – largest population
• Energy needs of china
• Importer of oil from middle east
• Gwadar- surrounded by countries having two third oil reserves
• Can act as shortest trade route to china.

6. IMPORTANCE FOR CHINA

7. IMPORTANCE FOR CENTRAL ASIAN
COUNTRIES
• Central Asian countries
• Landlocked
• Have no sea port.
• Gwadar is shortest way to sea.

8. IMPORTANCE FOR PAKISTAN
• 2 million jobs
• Development in Balochistan
• Revenues from

9. WHY GWADAR
• Deepest sea port of Pakistan
• Highest depth.
• Large ships can be docked

10. COMPARISON OF DEPTH
National Ports
Depth
(m)
International
ports
Depth
(m)
Karachi Port 9-10 Singapore 20-21
Port Qasim 11-12 Hong Kong 9-10
Gwadar Port 17-18 UAE 15-16
• More depth means heavy
ships can be docked
• Heavy Ships means more
goods.
• Less time – less money -
economical

11. HURDLES IN DEVELOPMENT

12. HURDLES
• Security issue
• Lack of infrastructure

13. THANKS!