Pak asks Trump to develop port on Arabian Sea, close to India’s Chabahar

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Pakistan has dangled an offer before US President Donald Trump to build and run a port on the Arabian Sea as it seeks to warm up to America amid a reset in ties, according to a report in the Financial Times. The civilian port will be located in Pasni, a town in Balochistan's Gwadar district, placing it strategically close to the Chabahar port being developed by India in Iran. advertisement The report said advisers to Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir have approached top US officials with the offer, valued at up to $1.2 billion. DEEP-WATER PORT IN PASNI...