Pakistan’s new Gwadar International Airport welcomed its first commercial flight from Karachi, after months of delays due to security reviews. The $246-million project, funded by China under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),

The Gwadar airport, funded under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), was initiated in March 2019 during Imran Khan's tenure and inaugurated in October 2024 by Shahbaz Sharif.

This airplane has the capacity to travel at 3,045 miles per hour. This means it would make the passengers land at New York from London in mere two hours. Following the same parameters, the distance from Karachi to Lahore would be reduced to mere 13 minutes.

Situated in Balochistan, a province long plagued by insurgency and calls for independence, Gwadar airport aims to bolster connectivity in a strategically important yet volatile area

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called the recently-inaugurated Gwadar International Airport a “gift” from China and said it would benefit not only the economy of the Balochistan province,

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Pakistani officials announced on Monday the formal launch of the country’s largest airport, located in the restive Balochistan province. The Gwadar International Airport, built with financial assistance from China, has an annual passenger capacity of 400,000.

Sindh government on Saturday announced the establishment of a special economic zone after signing of a memorandum of understanding supported by Chinese authorities, projecting the initiative to transform economy by attracting $3 billion in investment and creating over 100,

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The first commercial flight, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) PK 503, carrying passengers and high-ranking officials, marked the airport's operational launch