A Tale of 2 Ports: Gwadar & Chabahar Port

Geo-strategic situation in Pakistan

The Geo-strategic situation in Pakistan and its neighbors is rapidly changing, which means that economically powerful countries are redefining their roles in the region to gain more benefits. The purpose of these alliances is to achieve their economic, political and other benefits. Pakistan and China Signature of China Pakistan Economic Tunnel is an achievement of economic cooperation between the two countries. Afghanistan is a partner in the Indian trade agreement of Chahbahar.


The distance to Gwadar Port Pakistan from Karachi is approximately 650 kilometres and 75 kilometres from the Iranian port of Chabahar. The Gwadar Port Pakistan is connected to Kashgar city of China and a distance of 2500 kilometres by highway at Karakoram in Pakistan. China relies heavily on Gulf countries importing about 60% of Gulf oil when ships must cover a total of 16000 kilometres to their Chinese trading port through the Pacific and Indian Oceans which takes 3 months to reach port.

Gwadar as Warm Seawater

Gwadar describes a port of warm seawater that will be fully operational year-round. It is located on the southwestern coast of Balochistan. Defines the CPEC drop center. The strategic location of Gwadar Port Pakistan is of great importance located along the Gulf of Oman coast and the Arabian Sea by its proximity to the gate to the ‘’Strait of Hormuz’’ which is a maritime route to oil rich regions.

Gwadar Port Pakistan is a blessing

The Gwadar Port Pakistan is a blessing to China that provides a safe and secure route to China which greatly reduces the distance and time to move from the Persian Gulf to China. This approach also provides an opportunity with China to enable China to use this method of exporting its goods to the Middle East. It is a major reason why China contributes 80% of the total cost of its operations to the Gwadar Port Pakistan. Pakistan is keen to provide a base for ships to China for its own security purposes. Read here.

Chahbahar harbor is a southern port of Iran located in The Gulf of Oman providing the best access to the Indian Ocean. Basically, it is part of the Iranian City province ‘’Seestan’’ Balochistan which links the border with Balochistan. Iran plans to use the Chahbahar port for transfer to Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics and hopes to keep the port of Bandar Abbas in trade with Russia and Europe.


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