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ISLAMABAD, Aug. 26-- The development of Gwadar port will directly benefit Balochistan province and the whole Pakistan under the bilateral China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Chairman of the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Dostain Khan Jamaldini told Xinhua in a recent interview. "Gwadar is a city of some 110,000 people and such massive industrialization under CPEC will have a great impact not only on the city but also on the whole Balochistan province," said the GPA chief, adding that the Gwadar Free Zone will have the capacity to generate at least 38,000 direct jobs in the remote city. Geographically, the small city is located in southwestern Balochistan, being far from Pakistan's economic centers. Road, railway and air connectivity were a great issue for its development. "Since the launch of CPEC, a drastic change has happened and it brought a second life to the port city," said Jamaldini. "Before CPEC, even law and order situation was very weak. After the comprehensive project, it has been greatly controlled. Now people come freely to Gwadar not only for investment opportunities, but also for tourism purpose, and people in the area have a greater hope about the future of Gwadar." "The engine of economic development of Gwadar emanates from the Gwadar port. With the operationalization of the Gwadar port, the city now has its own university and its own vocational training institutes." "Along with our Chinese counterparts we have made a comprehensive plan about the future of Gwadar," the official said. | 
