GWADAR SEAPORT IN PAKISTAN
RAJYA SABHA
The Government is
aware that a modern new sea port "Gwadar" is being constructed
by Pakistan in Baluchistan with Chinese collaboration.
The Gwadar port would
provide Pakistan Navy much greater strategic manoeuvrability along
the Arabian sea vis-à-vis India, as compared to that at
their existing port at Karachi.
Strategic location
of Gwadar Sea Port would enable the Pakistan Navy to shorten its
sea lanes of communication and keep it open specially from Gulf.
It will also offer additional berthing facilities for the entire
Pakistan Navy fleet.
The Government has
already taken appropriate measures to strengthen Indian Navy in
the light of changing scenario in the region and the threat perceptions.
This information
was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written
reply to Shri SS Ahluwalia in Rajya Sabha today.
