Staff Reporter
Islamabad
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the flagship project of One Belt One Road (OBOR), has bolstered the importance of Gwadar port and once connected by road links it will add new dimensions to regional as well as global trade.
In his address, Federal Secretary, Maritime Affairs Rizwan Ahmed at conference in Nairobi, Kenya, highlighted the significance of Pakistani ports to African countries, which had been acknowledged as the most viable option as far as the shipping cost and unimpeded access of African goods to Central Asian Republics and western China is concerned, said a press release issued here on Friday.