REPORT in the Nation, Dec 17, 2020
ISLAMABAD-In order to take security at new heights, Gwadar Fencing Project has finally kicked off work under the Gwadar Smart Port City Master Plan 2017-2050, Gwadar Pro reported on Wednesday.
In collaboration with the army, Makran Administration, Gwadar Development Authority, Gwadar Port Authority and Balochistan government, the installation of iron fences has been planned to complete in phases.
Initially, security fences are to be laid down around 15000-acre land of Gwadar city. Three or four entry and exit points will be established to help regulate inflow and outflow moments in a befitting manner.
Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Chairman Naseer Khan Kashani said that the Gwadar Fencing Project will change the security dynamics in Gwadar Port as well as Gwadar city, globally-famous as crown jewel of CPEC.
“It was a long proposed desire that has come true now,” he added. He termed fencing around specific area of Gwadar a transformation of Gwadar to become safer and more secure on modern age’s demand.
According to Kashani, one of the finest advantages of fencing Gwadar would be to help instil the sense of free movement. “Check post free area inside the fence lines would allow people walking and driving as per their own time and pace like as bird flying in sky,” he opined.
Meanwhile, GDA senior official said that since Chinese people came here and exerted their energies to many assignments did not venture out to enjoy routine life in the streets and markets of Gwadar due to security issues. “Recent terror attack at private hotel in Gwadar had further limited their foot movement,” he added.
“They deserve a normal life free from all sorts of threats. After rigorous work, they need to go for outing and cherishing marvelous walk at boisterous beaches of Gwadar.
They must have an environment in which they dine outside enjoying and feasting their eyes on traditional Gwadar cuisines. They seek leisure time besides shopping spree with their families,” he added.https://nation.com.pk/17-Dec-2020/gwadar-fencing-project-starts-upgrading-security-network
Senate delegation, Chinese leader connect with video link to discuss ties
by Mumtaz Alvi in the News, Dec 17, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani and Chairman Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Wang Yang, connected through a video link on Wednesday.
Both sites discussed bilateral relations, new roles of parliaments especially after the corona outbreak, cooperation at CPEC and BRI levels. A delegation of senators led by Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Senators Sajjad Hussain Turi, Dilawar Khan, Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Muhammad Ali Khan Saif, Mushahid Hussain Syed and Manzoor Kakar also attended the online meeting, while Secretary Senate Muhammad Qasim Samad Khan also presented on the occasion.
The Chairman Senate said Pakistan valued Chinese support on various national and international issues, especially Chinese stance on Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IOK) at the UN.Sadiq Sanjrani said at the parliamentary level, there is an exemplary cooperation between Pakistan and China, as all the political parties of Pakistan have the same stance on bilateral relations. He said China is Pakistan’s largest trading partner and has invested the most so far. He said Pakistan and China have stood by each others at difficult times specifically Chinese support to control the epidemic was inevitable. He said the vaccines are very important and Pakistani experts are in touch with Chinese authorities.
The chairman paid rich tributes to the President of China for declaring the vaccine to control the pandemic as a measure of global good. Regarding CPEC, Sadiq Sanjrani said Pakistan provides vast opportunities for coordination with the region and it would prove to be a great project. Sanjrani said thanks to the CPEC, China would bring a new era of prosperity for the more than three billion people in South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. The Chinese leader lauded the chairman Senate for his leadership qualities, saying he has been playing a vital role in strengthening Pak-China friendship.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/759912-senate-delegation-chinese-leader-connect-with-video-link-to-discuss-ties
