"No, Pakistan’s Gwadar Port Is Not a Chinese Naval Base (Just Yet)". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
Is Gwadar Port a good oil port?
The still limited oil-handling capacity in Gwadar Port, with construction of dedicated oil terminals as yet incomplete, further puts the port¡¯s intended significance in jeopardy, and casts doubt on the cost-effectiveness of offloading and transporting oil supplies through the planned route.
Why did Pakistan utilise Gwadar port for Afghan transit trade?
Pakistan business community agreed to utilise Gwadar Port for Afghan transit trade. Gwadar faced protests and information censorship for many months due to sit-ins led by Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman. The port city was considered the "crown jewel" of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Will Pakistan build a new airport in Gwadar?
China will also grant Pakistan $230 million to construct a new international airport in Gwadar which is to be operational by December 2017. [needs update] A floating liquefied natural gas facility will also be built at Gwadar Port as part of the $2.5 billion Gwadar-Nawabshah segment of the Iran¨CPakistan gas pipeline.