At Kazakhstan forum, Pakistan presents Karachi and Gwadar ports as 'strategic gateways' for Central Asian trade

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan can serve as an important trade and transit corridor for the landlocked Central Asian countries, providing them with access to international maritime trade routes and global markets, Minister for Board of Investment (BoI) Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh said on Monday. He made the remarks while addressing the opening session of the Second Tianshan Forum for Central Asian Economic and Quality Investment, being held in Kazakhstan’s Almaty. The minister termed Pakistan’s three major seaports — Karachi Port, Port Qasim and Gwadar Port — “strategic gateways that could facilitate regional…