Staff Reporter Islamabad
China Overseas Ports Holding Company (COPHC) Pakistan and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have agreed to further enhance cooperation between the Gwadar Port and the province of KP.
In this regard, according to Gwadar Pro, a “con-structive and fruitful” meeting was held between Chairman and CEO COPHC Zhang Baozhong and KP Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra-led team including Abdul Karim Tordher, Special Assistant to Chief Minister KP on Industries and CEO KPBOIT and SEZA Hassan Daud Butt in Peshawar.
As Gwadar port is turning out to be a hub of maritime trade in the whole region, KP creates a link between Gwadar Port and Afghanistan and landlocked Central Asian countries.
Taimur Khan Jhagra said that KP is a land of opportunities, which is a connecting link between Gwadar Port and Afghanistan and beyond.
“Zhang Baozhong proposed a MoU between COPHC and KPBOIT for more cooperation,” said Hassan Daud Butt, adding, enhanced cooperation between Gwadar Port and KPBOIT will benefit the entire region.
Hassan Daud Butt briefed Chairman COPHC about growing business opportunities in the prov-ince and the facilitation KPBOIT offers to the local and foreign investors.
