Development of Gwadar Port: A Plight for Fisherfolk Community

Abstract

This research enterprise aims to investigate the plight and consequences of the common fisherfolk community of Gwadar in the context of development projects inaugurated under the canopy of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). To address the concern of the fisherfolk community of Gwadar, the research venture has investigated, reviewed, and employed secondary sources of data. To measure the impacts and the repercussions of the development projects, the study has employed several theoretical approaches to development based on the analysis of positive and negative aspects of the development. The study found that the development of Gwadar under CPEC has resulted in the economic progress of the country in one place, while the other face of development has become a plight for the common fisherfolk community residing in and around Gwadar. Therefore, to investigate and analyse the ongoing state of affairs in Gwadar with particular reference to the plight of the common fisherfolk community, the study pinpoints the risks, challenges, and repercussions associated with the development projects of Gwadar for the local fisherfolk community.