Contrary to the perception being created by some quarters
that Nawaz Sharif’s overthrow was meant to halting ‘his initiated’ CPEC project,
the reality on ground seems different as the Gwadar Port has now gone fully
operational. It means the projects of national interest are not tagged to
certain personalities. Building the Gwadar port and running the CPEC project
haven’t been proved easy because these have posed a serious challenge to the
enemies. Pakistan has so far faced, and thwarted, numerous attacks and threats
to both Gwadar and CPEC. Towards its going fully operational, there are hundreds
of sacrifices in the background. One was confident that the chairmanship in Asim
Salim’s hands would definitely lead to its completion, though a lot of work is
still to be done. His tweets on work underway on dam project and other
initiatives seems encouraging.
With Gwadar Port going fully operational, annihilating malevolent plans of
adversaries, Pakistan will be on road to connectivity and prosperity, because
the port has an existing capacity of handling 50,000 deadweight tonnage bulk
carriers at 12.5-meter maximum depth with three multipurpose berths – 200-meter
long each – while the construction of three additional berths will complete in
next two years. Thisdeep seaport is CPEC’s starting point, which is the cheapest
route to China and Central Asia – a much shorter and inexpensive route to ship
oil, gas or minerals from Middle East and Africa.