The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has welcomed making Gwadar port functional by berthing of the first vessel in Gwadar port and demanded of the government to allow traders for import and export in order to make the port a success.
The demand was made by Vice Chairman FPCCI, Nasibullah Tareen while talking to APP here on Sunday. He lauded the efforts of Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani for taking initiatives for making the port functional and demanded of him to allow the traders for import and export in order to make his efforts fruitful. He deplored that Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) had contracted the unloading of urea imported from Qatar with a foreign company, which deprived the local labourers, and added that the transportation of the urea was to be contracted with NLC which would deprive local transporters.
He said that making Gwadar port functional in real sense would not only revolutionise the economy of Balochistan, but it would also revolutionise the economy of the country. He said that functioning of the port would generate employment opportunities to jobless youths of Balochistan and increase the economic activities in the province. He expressed the hope that the government would take steps for bolstering the Gwadar port in consultation with traders' community of the country.