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God, this BBC is hilarious...it was interesting to read about how "Baloch militants often carry out bomb attacks in Gwadar". What utter crap, spreading misinformation. When was the last blast in Gwadar? Was there EVER one? This Bharti Broadcasting Corp needs to go.
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Anyone who makes the claim that no new roads are being built in Pakistan is obviously not a Pakistani. 
For example the the single largest Motorway in Pakistan - the M8 is being built at the moment, and it will go from Gwadur right through the middle of Balochistan to Ratadero in upper Sindh. It’s construction started in Sep 2004, and it is expected to be completed in a year, and will be some 900 kilometetres long when it is finished. Here is a rather dated map, which shows it’s planned route.
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Let me know when Gwadar
a) actually is successful in attracting cargo to its ports
b) employs local people, especially Balochs, no just as chowkidars and laborers, but also as middle tier and manager level positions.
c) the money from port operations can go to the province and is not stolen by Islamabad like with the gas fields.
d) All this development includes hospitals, schools, and universities, not just housing schemes by the land mafia.
As for roads, good, as long as they are really needed in places where they begin built. I still think it would be a better idea to build and maintain local roads than these grand highways that lead to nowhere. Reminds of the excellent infrastructure of Saddam's Iraq which only proved good for American tanks using the highways during the invasion.
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^^ Someone please tell the Baluch to get rid of their tribal system, which they hold so close to their traditions, and then get some education for starters and compete for the jobs. Gwadar is part of Pakistan, every Pakistani who qualifies should be there.
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New Motorways, National Highways and a plethora of local roads being built across Balochistan.
President inaugurates Sibi-Nuttal section of N-65 highway
President General Pervez Musharraf here Thursday formally inaugurated the Sibi-Nuttal section of Quetta-Sukkur National Highway (N-65) completed in June last year at a cost of Rs. 1575.54 million. Executed by the National Highway Authority through Frontier Works Organization (FWO), the project having a total length of 86 kilometers with 9.5 kilometers dual carriageway was completed in two years. Deputy Chairman Senate Mir Jan Mohammad Jamali, Federal Minister for Communication Shamim Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Frontier Regions Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, Balochistan Governor Owaid Ahmed Ghani, Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Engineer-in-Chief Major General Shahid Niaz, Chairman NHA Major General Imtiaz Ahmed, Director General FWO Major General Asif Ali, tribal notables and senior officials were also present on the occasion. Federal Minister for Communication Shamim Siddiqui informed the President on the occasion that Sibi-Nuttal road would provide a new carriageway between Quetta and Sukkur, besides boosting trade and economic activities in the area.
He said the work on Sibi-Jacobabad section would be launched in two months as all the arrangements including financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank have been finalized. “Gwadar-Hoshab Road will be completed in December 2007 while the work on Khuzdar-Ratodero Road is in progress. The construction of Hoshab-Sorab has been handed over to FWO on which the work will start shortly”, he said. The federal minister termed the Sibi-Nuttal Road project as a gift for Balochistan people on behalf of President Musharraf. Imtiaz Ahmed said the road had a width of 7.3 meter and a shoulder of 3.5 meters with a designed speed of 100 kilometers per hour. “It has 79 bridges and culverts with a five kilometer long Sibi bypass”, he added. The distance between Sibi and Nuttal has been reduced by one hour after construction of this road, he said, adding that the length of the road was cut short by five kilometers as four major railway crossings were avoided by realigning. Earlier, the President inaugurated the road by unveiling a plaque. Special prayer was also offered on the occasion.
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Pakistan: Highways & Motorways
N-5 Karachi-Thatta-Hyderabad-Moro-Multan-Sahiwal-Lahore-Jhelum-Rawalpinid-Peshawar-Torkham 1819 km
N-10 Lyari-Gwadar-Gabd (Makran Coastal Highway) 653 km
N-15 Mansehra-Naran-Jhalkhand 240 km
N-25 Karachi-Bela-Khuzdar-Kalat-Quetta-Chaman (RCD Highway) 813 km
N-35 Hasanabdal-Abbottabad-Thakot-Gilgit-Khunjerab (Karakoram Highway, KKH) 806 km
N-40 Lakpass-Nokundi-Taftan 610 km
N-45Nowhera-dir-Chitral 309 km
N-50 Kuchlac-Zhob-Dl Khan 531 km
N-55 Kotri-Shikarpur-DG Khan-Kohat-Peshawar (Indus Highway) 1264 km
N-65 Sukkar-Sibi-Saryab 385 km
N-70 Qilasaifullah-Loralai-DG Khan-Multan 447 km
N-75 Islamabad-Satra Mile-Lower Topa (Murree)- Kohala 90 km
S-1 Jaglot (KKH)- Shangrial-Karachi-Skardu 167 km
M-1 Peshawar-Islamabad 155 km 6 Lanes Under Construction
M-2 Islambad-Pinidi Bhattian-Lahore 367 km 6 Lanes Completed
M-3 Pinidi Bhattian - Faisalabad 53 km 6 Lanes Completed
M-4 Faisalabad - Multan 243 km 4 Lanes Planned
M-5 Multan - DG Khan 84 km 6 Lanes Planned
M-6 DG Khan - Kakkar 467 km 2 Lanes Planned
M-7 Kakkar - Karachi 280 km 2 Lanes Planned
M-8 Ratodero - Gwadar 895 km 2 Lanes Under Construction
M-9 Karachi-Hyderabad 136 km 4 Lanes Planned
M-10 Karachi Northern Bypass 64 km 4,6 or 8 Lanes Planned
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M-1 likely to be opened for traffic in July
Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway (M-1) is likely to be opened for all types of traffic by July this year,if Rs 3 billion required for the completion of the project are provided to the National Highway Authority (NHA), said an official source here on Sunday. Talking with APP the NHA official said Islamabad-Burhan section and Rashakai-Charsadda section of M-1 have already been opened for traffic while the remaining three sections - Burhan-Swabi,Swabi-Rashakai and Charsadda-Peshawar sections would also be opened for traffic by July this year. The source said that Indus Bridge has already been opened for traffic while the work on Kabul Bridge was in full swing and will be opened for traffic soon. He said that Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1) was an important project and its quality construction was top priority of NHA. He said interchanges would be constructed at Burhan, Swabi, Rashakai, Charsadda, Fatehjang, Jhang Bahtar and Chhach. The NHA official said that 18 fly-overs, 2 service areas, 5 rest areas and 556 culverts were also included in the project.
He said that 152 km Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway (M-1) would be a 6-lane motorway similar to the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M-2), and would help promote inter-provincial harmony. He said M-1 is being completed by Pakistani construction companies and completion of this project will be a big achievement which will help make country self-reliant in the field of construction. The source said that M-1 would provide faster and alternate route between Islamabad and Peshawar and cater for international traffic from Central Asian republics, China and Afghanistan to the ports in Pakistan and industrial areas. It will also help reduce transportation costs ultimately benefiting the consumers, he added.
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Didn’t take too long for the government to piss of the locals.
http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\04\05\story_5-4-2007_pg7_3
Strike in Gwadar against appointment of ‘outsiders’
By Malik Siraj Akbar
QUETTA: Several employees of the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) on Wednesday observed a strike and locked the Gwadar district government’s secretariat in a protest against the appointment of non-local people to various posts at the port.
According to GPA officials, the government has ignored local youths by recruiting non-local people. The protestors also staged a sit-in outside the district government secretariat. They demanded that the authorised concerned appoint local people at the port. “The government has backed off the promise that it would provide jobs to the youth in Gwadar,” Mir Abdul Ghafoor Kalmati, the Gwadar district nazim, told Daily Times.
He said the government had trained around 115 youth of Gwadar to appoint them at various departments of the port. “The government is ignoring residents of Gwadar while recruiting staff for the port,” he said.
Kalmati said he supported the strike. He said people in Gwadar deserved these jobs. “We will continue to support the strike call until the government meets our demands,” he said, adding, “Ignoring local people will foment the feeling of deprivation among residents of Gwadar.”
Though Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz had sanctioned the appointment of 30 new employees of grade one to 16 at the port, local residents grumble that none of these appointees includes a resident of Gwadar.
Wednesday’s sit-in was led by Faiz Nigori, a National Party leader, and Majid Shorabi, the tehsil nazim. Local government representatives from Jwani, Pishokan, Dashth, Pasni and Ormara also participated in the sit-in and shouted slogans against the GPA authorities. Baloch nationalists and some sections of the local population in Gwadar, where Balochistan’s first and Pakistan’s third port was inaugurated last month, have been expressing reservations over the development projects in the region.
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^^ are these technical related jobs or are they manual labor jobs?
it doenst say what kind of jobs are these
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I doubt they are technical jobs, as Balochs in that area have very few oppertunities to go to college
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PM approves development of port city in Balochistan
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday approved in principle the concept for the development of a new self-contained port city on the Balochistan coast which will provide business, tourism, housing and industrial development opportunities to local and foreign investors. Chairing a presentation on the proposed port city called Alladin Cove at the Prime Minister House, the premier said that the actual city would be located at Miani Hor on the Balochistan coast.An official announcement said that new port city would be equipped with world-class infrastructure including roads, airport, hotels, resorts, IT, banking, industrial parks and oil refineries. President General Pervez Musharraf had announced the establishment of the new city on March 20 while inaugurating the Gwadar Deep Sea Port. Karachi Port Trust Chairman Vice-Admiral Ahmed Hayat informed the meeting that Pakistan’s fourth sea port would be developed at Miani Hor a lagoon near Sonmiani, which is located 80 km North West of Karachi.Mr Aziz said that the selected area should be clearly delineated and acquired and the services of a world-class developer should be sought through international tenders to prepare a master plan for the proposed city. The premier said that in addition to being a port the new city would be a tourist resort and an industrial hub and will open new vistas of economic opportunities and create thousands of jobs which would benefit not only Balochistan but the entire country.He appreciated the positive role of Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Mohammad Yousuf in facilitating yet another mega project which would benefit the people of the province.
The meeting was also attended by Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Mohammad Yousuf, Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Khan Ghauri, Balochistan Minister for Revenue Asim Kurd, Chief Secretary Balochistan and Secretary Ports and Shipping.
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Good developments.