in the 20th century before being ceded to Pakistan (1958). Modest investment from China helped accelerate Gwadar's development from 2013 to 2020 when the city started to develop its economy. In 2025, overall investment reached 1 billion USD.

The main industrial concern is a fish-processing factory.

Gwadar came in the focus of attention after the 1999 Kargil War when Pakistan felt the need of having a military naval port and the Karachi-Gwadar Road (Coastal Highway)

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