Gwadar District

Three to four armed assailants stormed a five-star hotel in Pakistan's southwestern Gwadar town on May 11, police and local media reported.

Pakistan has invited Turkey to join the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, which would benefit both countries, official media said Nov. 8.

China is planning to build its second foreign naval base in Pakistan following the ribbon cutting ceremony for its first overseas base in Djibouti last July.

Sources close to the People's Liberation Army have confirmed to the South China Morning Post that a Chinese naval port is being built at a strategic location on Pakistan's southern coast.

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba has advised China not to trigger fresh tension in South Asia by sending warships to Arabian Sea.

Top civilian and military leaders of Pakistan were present at the Gwadar port on Sunday to see off a Chinese ship that opened a new international trade route from China to West Asia via Pakistan.

India has announced that it will try hard to complete the Chabahar port project in Iran as soon as possible in an attempt to get easy access to West and Central Asia, bypassing Pakistan.