Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) has launched a project to restore four historical sites including Padhgo, the Telegraph Office, the Portuguese Watchtower, and the Omani Fort.

According to locals, the bazaar had sprung up during rule of the Omani Sultanate in Gwadar, which is why the vestiges of Omani architecture are still visible in the buildings.

Gwadar is located in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan. It boasts of a past and present that is arguably far more interesting than any other town in Balochistan’s 770-km-long ...

Coming back to Gwadar’s history, Rao describes that the Khan of Kalat took control of Gwadar in 1778. In 1783, Omani prince Sultan bin Ahmad sailed to Gwadar after a failed coup against his father.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan stands to earn an estimated $10–15 billion annually through maritime operations linked to a proposed ...