New Delhi: Pakistan has made an offer to the US administration to build and run a port on the Arabian Sea, the Financial Times reported.

The proposed civilian port will be located in Pasni, a town in Balochistan’s Gwadar district, close to the Chabahar port in Iran, which is being developed by India. ADVERTISEMENT

Advisers to Pakistani Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir have approached top US officials with the offer, valued at up to $1.2 billion, the report said.

It’s a strategic move amid a reset in ties with the US, and also to counter India’s presence in that region.

By building and operating a terminal at the Pasni port, the US will have access to Pakistan’s critical minerals in the area. Pasni town in the restive Balochistan province borders Afghanistan and Iran.

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