Belt and RoadPakistan and China unveil ambitious plan to develop Karachi coast
Problematic Gwadar possibly out of favor, but experts say new project hard to implement
Prime Minister Imran Khan called China's planned $3.5 billion development of Karachi port a "game-changer." (Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters)
ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer
October 5, 2021 18:01 JST
KARACHI -- In an ambitious turn, Pakistan and China have agreed to develop the Karachi coast, possibly shifting away from Gwadar as the center stage of the Belt and Road project in Pakistan, following ongoing problems at the southwestern province of Balochistan.