Karachi, Bin Qasim and Gwadar are the important sea ports of Pakistan.
The modern transport sector in Pakistan is in its embryonic stage at the moment and Pakistan is developing at the great speed and making its influence in the region. In the south Asian region, Pakistan is one of the big economies and a country with more than 200 million people. Pakistan has a coastal area of around 1200 kilometers on the Arabian Sea. There are more than eight small and big sea ports in the coastal region of Pakistan. Without an enough quantity of capital invested into the transport sector, the complete fleet of the nation is left to only 24 ships, 17 of which can be held by Pakistan’s country wide delivery company. The leisure is owned by the Tristar transport organization and some different delivery lines.
Pakistan has three big sea ports named as Karachi Port, Muhammad Bin Qasim port, and Gwadar port. Port of Muhammad Bin Qasim is the oldest port while the Karachi port is the busiest one. The Port of Gwadar is newly developed deep sea port and one of the deepest ports across the globe with a depth that can handle 16-meter deep cargo ship. There are several ports which are under consideration and the feasibility for the Keti Bunder as a Fish Harbour is currently under way. Pakistan has strategic routes to several countries in the regions including Kashmir, Western China, Afghanistan and central Asian Republics like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Pakistan’s 1,200 kilometers lengthy coastline with the Arabian Sea is a god gifted area with natural harbors. It is a mid-sea section which joins the strategic oil line of the Persian Gulf with the Indian Ocean. Whereas the edge of Persian Gulf, Gwadar port is the deepest seaport in Pakistan. On it, lies the Karachi Port which has been serving this a part of the erstwhile Indian subcontinent and later Pakistan on its creation in 1947. There are different ports that are being developed into world class shopping centers beside the ports of Karachi, Pasni, Jiwani, Gadani, Ormara and Gwadar.