The telecom sector fetched more than $3.9 billion overall investment during last four years for which cellular mobile sector was the main driver behind this achievement. In terms of overall investment in telecom sector, the momentum started in fiscal year 2013 after the up-gradation of telecom networks by 3G and 4G services onward while telecom operators invested a significant amount of $589 million during July- March 2015-16. The availability …

  The e-commerce industry has a bright future with high growth prospects in Pakistan. The industry is set to flourish at a faster pace if the government takes serious measures to remove barriers hindering its growth and expansion. Presently, customer satisfaction is gradually gaining trust amongst customers. Pakistan needs to place ICT (information and communications technology) on its priority list to keep pace with the advancement in technology and minimize digital …

  There is good potential for expanding fruit and seafood production from Balochistan which is naturally rich in number of resources. Fruit crops must be able to tolerate the hot and humid summers; and extremely cold winter weather and luckily Balochistan meets all these extremes of weather but what is missing the proper governance and basic infrastructure to make well use of this food rich province. The development of fruit …

  Balochistan’s total power demand approximately stands at 1200 megawatts, which is less than half of the requirement of Karachi. It is because of the fact that the province has no sound industrial base; hence there is no significant consumption of electricity for industrial purpose in the province. The power consumption is largely for domestic purpose. Being the least populous province, it consumes the least power, as compared to other …

  Having abundant gas treasury with good standing in the world Pakistan’s gas reserves are rapidly depleting as the country facing acute gas shortage and hardly meet its industry and domestic needs. Gas load shedding has become a routine in major industrial cities of the country. The country’s demand for energy, according to one estimate, is expected to rise at the rate of 10-12 percent annually in the foreseeable future, …

  There are still many reports about presence of junkyards for the stolen vehicles in Balochistan. The engines of new cars are purchased, changed or replaced at these junkyards at throwaway prices and many people are taking benefit from this option. This activity was in vogue some nine years ago when people from all over the country used to visit northern Balochistan’s border city Chaman linking Afghanistan’s Kandahar to renew …

  Gwadar Port in Balochistan is of immense importance not only for trade with Central Asian Republics (CARs) but also for the development of Pakistan across the Asian region. Of course, Gwadar has the potential to become a hub of major economic and commercial activities in the region. There is a high need for establishing roads and warehousing facilities at Taftan, Chaman and Torkham borders in order to make full …

  Balochistan is a strategically located province. The ongoing mega development projects like Gwadar deep-sea port would make the province a hub for regional transport more effectively for land locked Afghanistan and Central Asian states. This would accentuate the existing road network in Balochistan. Therefore Balochistan urgently needs a mega road sector development project to cope with the new circumstances after the completion of mega projects in the province and …

  In the present age of globalization, Gwadar port has greater scope and tremendous potential to emerge as distribution and logistics hub in the region. Strategically located Gwadar port can be converted into a regional hub of international trade. By virtue of its geography, Gwadar has greater potential, wider scope and brighter prospects to emerge as center of trade and commerce serving at least 20 countries in the Asian region. …

  Development under Gwadar is likely to give support to this neglected market Pakistan automobile market witnessed a rapid growth and hefty expansion over the past decade, yet Balochistan could not see any development in auto and allied sector. The province was simply neglected and no plan was formulated for development of automobile industry. The present economic managers should take some practical measures to exploit the geo-strategic position of the …