Islamabad: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar has instructed the authorities concerned to prepare investor-friendly regulations for the port city, a news source reported. The minister was chairing a meeting to review the progress on the Gwadar City Master Plan.
Federal Minister for Maritimes Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi, Commander Southern Command Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa, Balochistan Provincial Minister for Information Zahoor Ahmed Buledi, Planning Secretary Zafar Hasan, among other senior officials, also attended the meeting.
The attendees were briefed on the city’s Master Plan, and they agreed to develop Gwadar as a modern smart port city – in-line with international standards.
They further detailed that Gwadar would be made a green, clean, and environment-friendly city. Heavy industries, along with the oil city, will be kept at a distance from the main city centre.
The Gwadar Development Authority Director General Dr Sajjad Hussain and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Project Director Hasan Daud conducted the proceedings.
The minister also instructed the officials concerned to make arrangements for the provision of utilities in-pace with the city’s growth. He said that all necessary steps will be taken for acquiring land and other necessities to meet the city’s developmental requirements.
The meeting also discussed the Gwadar port-expansion plan.
The participants decided that these blueprints will be incorporated into the Gwadar Master Plan.
