Raisani seeks Afghan transit trade via Gwadar

Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani has emphasised the need to import Afghan Transit Trade goods through Gwadar port. In a handout issued here on Monday, he said the provincial government wanted to see operation of Afghan Transit Trade through Gwadar port in order to make it operational.
"We decided to make Gwadar winter capital of Balochistan to boost economy and trade of the region," he said adding that arrival of large ships loaded with wheat and fertilisers was likely at Gwadar port. He viewed that development of Gwadar port linked with bright future of Pakistan. He said that making Gwadar port operational would decrease burden on Karachi and Bin Qasim ports. He said that with efforts put by the Balochistan government, wheat was being imported through Gwadar port.