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Posts published in “Day: October 21, 2014

Amid apprehensions CDWP clears Rs26.6b airport project in Gwadar

By Shahbaz Rana in The Express Tribune, October 21st, 2014. ISLAMABAD: Amid fears of financial embezzlement by civil aviation authorities in the execution of projects, the government has conditionally cleared New Gwadar International Airport at a revised cost of Rs26.6 billion – which is three and a half times higher than the original price. The clearance was given ‘in principle’ by the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) – the body having the mandate to approve…