A small wharf at Gwadar was completed in 1992 , and formal proposals for a deep sea port at Gwadar were unveiled a year later in 1993 . The federal government approved the construction of the port in December 1995 but the project could not get started because of shortage of funds . In 1997 , a government-appointed task force identified Gwadar as one of the focus area of development , but the project did not launch due to economic sanctions imposed against Pakistan following its nuclear tests in May 1998 . Construction on Phase 1 of the project began in 2002 after the agreement for its construction was signed during the state visit of Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji in 2001 . After completion of Phase 1 in 2007 , the first commercial cargo vessel to dock at the port was the " Pos Glory , " with 70,000 Metric Tonnes of Wheat on 15 March 2008
nuclear tests in May 1998
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Gwadar Port