{"id":99593,"date":"2024-09-30T15:16:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T10:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=99593"},"modified":"2024-09-30T15:16:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T10:16:47","slug":"govt-directs-60-public-imports-via-gwadar-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-directs-60-public-imports-via-gwadar-port.html","title":{"rendered":"Federal Govt orders 60% of imports through Gwadar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Federal Cabinet has directed that 60% of public sector imports, including wheat, fertilizer, and sugar, be routed through Gwadar Port, according to a news source on September 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-plans-prizes-whistle-blowers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR offers rewards for reporting retail tax violations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the details, this decision builds on previous Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) orders, with a committee formed to oversee implementation. Chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Cabinet meeting emphasised prioritising imports through Gwadar. The committee will review procurement plans, explore additional goods for import, and assess necessary road and rail infrastructure for efficient transport to and from the port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Efforts to boost Gwadar\u2019s competitiveness include negotiations with its operator, China Overseas Port Holding Company Limited (COPHCL), to reduce port charges, which are already 50% lower than Karachi&#8217;s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-government-eyes-high-speed-rail.html\">LH<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-government-eyes-high-speed-rail.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-government-eyes-high-speed-rail.html\">-RWP High-Speed Rail: Punjab Govt\u2019s USD 1.6 Bn vision<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cabinet has instructed public sector entities to align procurement plans with this policy, ensuring 60% of imports are handled through Gwadar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Federal Cabinet has directed that 60% of public sector imports, including wheat, fertilizer, and sugar, be routed through Gwadar Port, according to a news source on September 30. Read: FBR offers rewards for reporting retail tax violations As per the details, this decision builds on previous Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) orders, with a committee formed to oversee implementation. Chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Cabinet meeting emphasised prioritising imports through Gwadar. The committee will review procurement plans, explore additional goods for import, and assess necessary road and rail infrastructure for efficient transport to and from the port. Efforts to boost Gwadar\u2019s competitiveness include negotiations with its operator, China Overseas Port Holding Company Limited (COPHCL), to reduce port charges, which are already 50% lower than Karachi&#8217;s. Read: LHR-RWP High-Speed Rail: Punjab Govt\u2019s USD 1.6 Bn vision The Cabinet has instructed public sector entities to align procurement plans with this policy, ensuring 60% of imports are handled through Gwadar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":94372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[2412,58594],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-99593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-gwadar-port","9":"tag-pakistan-government-news-and-updates","10":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Govt Directs 60% Public Imports via Gwadar Port - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Federal Cabinet has instructed that 60% of public sector imports, such as wheat, fertilizer, and sugar, be routed through Gwadar Port.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-directs-60-public-imports-via-gwadar-port.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Govt Directs 60% Public Imports via Gwadar Port - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Federal Cabinet has instructed that 60% of public sector imports, such as wheat, fertilizer, and sugar, be routed through Gwadar Port.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-directs-60-public-imports-via-gwadar-port.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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