Federal Secretary Maritime Affairs Rizwan Ahmed while briefing a subcommittee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said that the government has approved the Gwadar Smart City Master Plan.Within the next three to four years, the Gwadar Port city would become new business hub for not only China and Pakistan but also the Central Asian countries including Afghanistan.
The mega projects in the master plan include a $5 billion investment into Gwadar’s power sector with 15 new power plants, $1 billion invested in to generating 700,000 m3 of fresh water per day through desalination plants, a man-made island, central business district and Pakistan’s tallest building
Master Plan details international exhibition centres, multiple theme parks, luxury five resorts, botanical gardens, and museums in a thriving modern city all within Pakistan’s first ‘weapon free’ city.
The master plan document consisting of 75-page has been prepared by China Communications Construction Company in conjunction with Pakistan’s Minister of Planning, and Development, and Gwadar Development Authority.
