ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's Gwadar port was heralded as the next Singapore when it opened for business more than a decade ago. But the China-funded site has failed to emerge as a commercial hub, underscored by a brand-new international airport that sits nearly empty.
Now, the city surrounding its underused deep-water port -- a cornerstone of the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor -- is playing host to an unusual new business, which has quickly become the butt of jokes among locals who have yet to see Gwadar live up to its five-star billing.
