{"id":43467,"date":"2025-03-10T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=43467"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:13:01","slug":"new-minister-determined-to-enhance-role-of-maritime-in-pakistani-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/new-minister-determined-to-enhance-role-of-maritime-in-pakistani-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"New Minister Determined to Enhance Role of Maritime in Pakistani Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43468\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Maritime-Pakistan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Maritime-Pakistan.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Maritime-Pakistan-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Islamabad: March 10, 2025 &#8211; Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has assumed charge of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs. On this occasion, he expressed his strong commitment to unlocking the immense potential of Pakistan\u2019s maritime industry and modernizing this sector to meet contemporary challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting his vision for institutional development, he emphasized the need to enhance the efficiency of all key maritime organizations, including the Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC), Port Qasim Authority (PQA), and Gwadar Port Authority (GPA).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NNnAKUNprE\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/minister-claims-danish-maersk-line-to-invest-usd-2-billion-in-maritime-sector-of-pakistan\/\">Minister Claims Danish Maersk Line to Invest USD 2 Billion in Maritime Sector of Pakistan<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Minister Claims Danish Maersk Line to Invest USD 2 Billion in Maritime Sector of Pakistan&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/minister-claims-danish-maersk-line-to-invest-usd-2-billion-in-maritime-sector-of-pakistan\/embed\/#?secret=0JO2nc5edT#?secret=NNnAKUNprE\" data-secret=\"NNnAKUNprE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed his dedication to strengthening the maritime sector\u2019s role in Pakistan\u2019s economy while fostering international cooperation to position the country as a global maritime trade hub.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will upgrade our ports to meet modern standards, create new investment opportunities, and expand partnerships with international organizations to establish Pakistan as a regional shipping hub,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The minister stressed the importance of transparency and accountability as fundamental principles for governance, ensuring that merit-based policies and performance-driven strategies would be implemented across all institutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aaCVCqqTef\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/a-country-having-12-cargo-ships-only-hosts-international-maritime-conference-by-tazeen-akhtar\/\">A country having 12 Cargo Ships Only Hosts International Maritime  Conference &#8211; by Tazeen Akhtar<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;A country having 12 Cargo Ships Only Hosts International Maritime  Conference &#8211; by Tazeen Akhtar&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/a-country-having-12-cargo-ships-only-hosts-international-maritime-conference-by-tazeen-akhtar\/embed\/#?secret=vjFE9O72Oi#?secret=aaCVCqqTef\" data-secret=\"aaCVCqqTef\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He affirmed that all maritime institutions will enhance their operational efficiency, and advanced technology will be integrated to improve the effectiveness of maritime operations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He further added that &#8220;Pakistan\u2019s economic growth is closely linked to the progress of the maritime sector, and we will utilize all available resources to modernize and strengthen it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The minister reiterated his commitment to expanding cooperation with international shipping companies, enabling Pakistan\u2019s ports to offer world-class facilities and secure a leading position in regional and global trade.<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming his ministry\u2019s vision, he stated that the maritime sector will play a pivotal role in national development, and in the future, Pakistan\u2019s ports will emerge as major trade centers not only in South Asia but across the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister categorically announced his policy of Zero-tolerance towards corruption and resolved to take stern action against inefficiency, misconduct, and corruption.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RjrjMwXdAI\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-february-2025\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 February 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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On this occasion, he expressed his strong commitment to unlocking the immense potential of Pakistan\u2019s maritime industry and modernizing this sector to meet contemporary challenges. Highlighting his vision for institutional development, he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[3925,5088,6874,55,1338,319,48,3715,5862,6875],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43467"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43467"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43471,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43467\/revisions\/43471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}