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Keywords: Gwadar Port, Maritime Economy, Seaborne Trade, Shipping Routes, Industrial Zones, Globalization

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Abdul Sattar Rahuja, “Maritime Economy of Pakistan,” Pakistan Today, March 26, 2020, https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/03/26/maritime–economy–pakistan/.
“Maritime Economy Statistics – Coastal Regions and Sectoral Perspective,” Eurostat Statistics Explained, August 26, 2015, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics–explained/index.php?title=Archive:Maritime_economy_statistics_coastal_regions_and_sectoral_perspective&oldid=252517#:~:text=The%20maritime%20economy%20is %20now,vicinity%20of%20these%20spatial%20units.
Dora Naletina and Eva Perkov, “The Economic Importance of Maritime Shipping with Special Reference on Croatia” (paper presented at 19th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development, Melbourne, 2017), https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324389577_THE_ECONOMIC_IMPORTANC E_OF_MARITIME_SHIPPING_WITH_SPECIAL_REFERENCE_ON_CROATIA/citations.
Ibid.
Syed Khawar Ali Shah, Kanwar Muhammad Javed Iqbal and Ali Abbas, “Pakistan's Seaborne Trade: Estimation of Freight Bill 2018” (paper 005, National Institute of Maritime Affairs, Islamabad), https://bahria.edu.pk/nima/wp–content/uploads/2019/09/PolicyPaper005–NIMA–FreightBill2018–18Jun19–ProofRead–final–forPrintDispatch.pdf.
Sajid Hussain, Muhammad Ayaz Khan and Abdur Rehman, “Role of Maritime Sector in Pakistan's Economic and Security Development,” Pakistan Annual Research Journal 50 (2014), https://www.pscpesh.org/PDFs/PJ/Volume_50/05_Hussain.pdf.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, s.v. “Strait of Hormuz,” accessed May 28, 2020, https://www.britannica.com/place/Strait–of–Hormuz.
Yaser Malik, “Strategic Importance of Gwadar Port,” Journal of Political Studies 19, no. 2 (2012): 57–69, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277396451_Strategic_Importance_of_Gwadar_Port.
Hussain, Khan and Rehman, “Role of Maritime Sector in Pakistan's Economic and Security Development.”
Ibid.
Inayat Kalim, “Strategic and Economic Prospects of Gwadar Port as a Trade and Energy Corridor for Pakistan” (PhD diss., Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, 2015). The word ‘Gwadar’ consists of two Balochi words, ‘Gwa’ and 'Dar.' 'Gwa' means ‘air’ and ‘Dar’ means ‘gate’, hence Gwadar means ‘Gate of Air.‘
Arshad Rahim, “CPEC and Gwadar,” Pakistan Today, September 16, 2019, https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/09/16/cpec–and–gwadar/.
Kalim, “Strategic and Economic Prospects of Gwadar Port as a Trade and Energy Corridor for Pakistan.”
Rahim, “CPEC and Gwadar.”
“Gwadar Port: ‘History–Making Milestones’,” Dawn, April 14, 2008.
Sajid Hussain, “Politico–Economic Significance of Gwadar Port: Implications for Regional Integration,” (PhD diss., Department of Political Science, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, 2018), http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/bitstream/123456789/9190/1/Sajid_Hussain_Political_Science_HSR_2018_HU_Mansehra_07.06.2018.pdf.
Ibid.
Hikmat Shah Afridi, Sumayya Bibi and Bilal Muhammad, “The Economic Viability of Gwadar Port: An Economic Hub for Maritime Trade,” Global Political Review 1, no. 1 (2016):19 – 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2016(I–I).03.
“Pakistan Gwadar Port–Logistics Capacity Assesment,” Dlca.logcluster.org, October 26, 2017, https://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/2.1.3+Pakistan+Gwadar+Port.
Waqar Ali Khan, in discussion with the author, January 5, 2013.
“What is the Gwadar Free Zone?” CPICGlobal.com, November 19, 2019, https://www.cpicglobal.com/what–is–the–gwadar–free–zone/.
Gwadar Port Authority, GoP, “Special Economic Zone” (Government of Pakistan, n.d.), accessed May 28, 2020, http://www.gwadarport.gov.pk/ecnomiczone.aspx.
“Development of Free Zone,” China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Info, accessed May 28, 2020, http://cpecinfo.com/projects/development–of–free–zone/.
“Gwadar has Transshipment Potential: Razak,” Dawn, May 21, 2020, https://www.dawn.com/news/1558665/gwadar–has–transshipment–potential–razak.
Ammad Hassan, “Pakistan's Gwadar port – Prospects of Economic Revival” (Master's diss., Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, 2005).
Tahir Mehdi, Monir Ekbal, Tauqeer Mustafa, Rashid Chaudhry, Shafiq Butt, Asif Hoat, Matloob Ali, Khalid Amin and Shoaib Tariq, “Profile of District Gwadar with Focus on Livelihood Related Issues” (Lahore: South Asia Partnership–Pakistan, 2009), http://sappk.org/wp–content/uploads/publications/profiles/Profile_Gwadar.pdf.
Tousif Ali Yousaf, “Is Gwadar Port an Economic Heaven for Balochistan and Pakistan?” (Masters diss., School of Economics and Management, University of Lund, Lund, 2012), 21; and ADL, “Gwadar Port Master Plan: Implications for Energy Sector Development” (Kuala Lumpur: Arthur D. Little Ltd., 2006), http://shani–med.com/destra/courses/1387397437_aurthur%20d.%20little%20Gwadar.pdf.
“Jebel Ali Port,” DP World, accessed may 28, 2020, http://dpworld.ae/our–portfolio/jebel–ali–port/.

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[1] Abdul Sattar Rahuja, “Maritime Economy of Pakistan,” Pakistan Today, March 26, 2020, https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/03/26/maritime–economy–pakistan/.

[2] “Maritime Economy Statistics – Coastal Regions and Sectoral Perspective,” Eurostat Statistics Explained, August 26, 2015, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics–explained/index.php?title=Archive:Maritime_economy_statistics_coastal_regions_and_sectoral_perspective&oldid=252517#:~:text=The%20maritime%20economy%20is %20now,vicinity%20of%20these%20spatial%20units.

[3] Dora Naletina and Eva Perkov, “The Economic Importance of Maritime Shipping with Special Reference on Croatia” (paper presented at 19th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development, Melbourne, 2017), https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324389577_THE_ECONOMIC_IMPORTANC E_OF_MARITIME_SHIPPING_WITH_SPECIAL_REFERENCE_ON_CROATIA/citations.

[4] Ibid.

[5] Syed Khawar Ali Shah, Kanwar Muhammad Javed Iqbal and Ali Abbas, “Pakistan's Seaborne Trade: Estimation of Freight Bill 2018” (paper 005, National Institute of Maritime Affairs, Islamabad), https://bahria.edu.pk/nima/wp–content/uploads/2019/09/PolicyPaper005–NIMA–FreightBill2018–18Jun19–ProofRead–final–forPrintDispatch.pdf.

[6] Sajid Hussain, Muhammad Ayaz Khan and Abdur Rehman, “Role of Maritime Sector in Pakistan's Economic and Security Development,” Pakistan Annual Research Journal 50 (2014), https://www.pscpesh.org/PDFs/PJ/Volume_50/05_Hussain.pdf.

[7] Encyclopaedia Britannica, s.v. “Strait of Hormuz,” accessed May 28, 2020, https://www.britannica.com/place/Strait–of–Hormuz.

[8] Yaser Malik, “Strategic Importance of Gwadar Port,” Journal of Political Studies 19, no. 2 (2012): 57–69, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277396451_Strategic_Importance_of_Gwadar_Port.

[9] Hussain, Khan and Rehman, “Role of Maritime Sector in Pakistan's Economic and Security Development.”

[10] Ibid.

[11] Inayat Kalim, “Strategic and Economic Prospects of Gwadar Port as a Trade and Energy Corridor for Pakistan” (PhD diss., Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, 2015). The word ‘Gwadar’ consists of two Balochi words, ‘Gwa’ and 'Dar.' 'Gwa' means ‘air’ and ‘Dar’ means ‘gate’, hence Gwadar means ‘Gate of Air.‘

[12] Arshad Rahim, “CPEC and Gwadar,” Pakistan Today, September 16, 2019, https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/09/16/cpec–and–gwadar/.

[13] Kalim, “Strategic and Economic Prospects of Gwadar Port as a Trade and Energy Corridor for Pakistan.”

[14] Rahim, “CPEC and Gwadar.”

[15] “Gwadar Port: ‘History–Making Milestones’,” Dawn, April 14, 2008.

[16] Sajid Hussain, “Politico–Economic Significance of Gwadar Port: Implications for Regional Integration,” (PhD diss., Department of Political Science, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, 2018), http://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/bitstream/123456789/9190/1/Sajid_Hussain_Political_Science_HSR_2018_HU_Mansehra_07.06.2018.pdf.

[17] Ibid.

[18] Hikmat Shah Afridi, Sumayya Bibi and Bilal Muhammad, “The Economic Viability of Gwadar Port: An Economic Hub for Maritime Trade,” Global Political Review 1, no. 1 (2016):19 – 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2016(I–I).03.

[19] “Pakistan Gwadar Port–Logistics Capacity Assesment,” Dlca.logcluster.org, October 26, 2017, https://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/2.1.3+Pakistan+Gwadar+Port.

[20] Waqar Ali Khan, in discussion with the author, January 5, 2013.

[21] “What is the Gwadar Free Zone?” CPICGlobal.com, November 19, 2019, https://www.cpicglobal.com/what–is–the–gwadar–free–zone/.

[22] Gwadar Port Authority, GoP, “Special Economic Zone” (Government of Pakistan, n.d.), accessed May 28, 2020, http://www.gwadarport.gov.pk/ecnomiczone.aspx.

[23] “Development of Free Zone,” China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Info, accessed May 28, 2020, http://cpecinfo.com/projects/development–of–free–zone/.

[24] “Gwadar has Transshipment Potential: Razak,” Dawn, May 21, 2020, https://www.dawn.com/news/1558665/gwadar–has–transshipment–potential–razak.

[25] Ammad Hassan, “Pakistan's Gwadar port – Prospects of Economic Revival” (Master's diss., Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, 2005).

[26] Tahir Mehdi, Monir Ekbal, Tauqeer Mustafa, Rashid Chaudhry, Shafiq Butt, Asif Hoat, Matloob Ali, Khalid Amin and Shoaib Tariq, “Profile of District Gwadar with Focus on Livelihood Related Issues” (Lahore: South Asia Partnership–Pakistan, 2009), http://sappk.org/wp–content/uploads/publications/profiles/Profile_Gwadar.pdf.

[27] Tousif Ali Yousaf, “Is Gwadar Port an Economic Heaven for Balochistan and Pakistan?” (Masters diss., School of Economics and Management, University of Lund, Lund, 2012), 21; and ADL, “Gwadar Port Master Plan: Implications for Energy Sector Development” (Kuala Lumpur: Arthur D. Little Ltd., 2006), http://shani–med.com/destra/courses/1387397437_aurthur%20d.%20little%20Gwadar.pdf.

[28] “Jebel Ali Port,” DP World, accessed may 28, 2020, http://dpworld.ae/our–portfolio/jebel–ali–port/.