QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal has announced that the provincial government and the defence production ministry had unanimously reached a consensus over the Gwadar shipyard project.
“This will create huge employment [opportunities] and boost the economy of the province,” he tweeted.
The consensus was reached after the Balochistan chief minister met Federal Defence Production Minister Zubaida Jalal in Quetta to discuss the project.
Kamal said engineers and other workers hired for the shipyard would be trained in Karachi.
Earlier this year, the Senate Standing Committee on Defence Production had expressed concerns over the delay in the processing of the new Gwadar shipyard and asked the Balochistan government to coordinate with the defence production ministry on the matter.
Zubaida Jalal told the Senate panel that the Balochistan government had agreed to hand over 600 acres for the construction of the shipyard in the Kappar area of the province.
Addressing a rally in Turbat last year, Jalal said the Gwadar shipyard would provide several jobs for the people of Makran.
She added that the ownership of the shipyard land had been given to the Balochistan government, which would result in the economic growth of the province.
“Technical centres in Gwadar, Kech and Turbat will be set up to create manpower for the shipyard.”
Published in The Express Tribune, November 18th, 2019.
“This will create huge employment [opportunities] and boost the economy of the province,” he tweeted.
The consensus was reached after the Balochistan chief minister met Federal Defence Production Minister Zubaida Jalal in Quetta to discuss the project.
Kamal said engineers and other workers hired for the shipyard would be trained in Karachi.
Earlier this year, the Senate Standing Committee on Defence Production had expressed concerns over the delay in the processing of the new Gwadar shipyard and asked the Balochistan government to coordinate with the defence production ministry on the matter.
Zubaida Jalal told the Senate panel that the Balochistan government had agreed to hand over 600 acres for the construction of the shipyard in the Kappar area of the province.
Addressing a rally in Turbat last year, Jalal said the Gwadar shipyard would provide several jobs for the people of Makran.
She added that the ownership of the shipyard land had been given to the Balochistan government, which would result in the economic growth of the province.
“Technical centres in Gwadar, Kech and Turbat will be set up to create manpower for the shipyard.”
Published in The Express Tribune, November 18th, 2019.
