Pakistan proposes to the US the construction of a new port on the Arabian Sea

Military advisers to General Asim Munir have offered US representatives the construction and operation of a port in the city of Pasni on the coast of the Arabian Sea, reports the Financial Times.

The project is said to be part of a plan to gain access to Pakistan's valuable natural resources. Pasni is located in the Gwadar district of Balochistan province, near the borders with Afghanistan and Iran.

The move followed a meeting between General Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with US President Donald Trump at the White House, during which Sharif specifically sought investment from American companies in the agriculture, technology, mining, and energy sectors.

According to the Financial Times, the plan does not rule out the possible use of the port for US military bases, but focuses on financing a railway network to connect the port with resource-rich regions in western Pakistan.

(reuters, sie)