Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Chinese premier Li Qiang could inaugurate operations at a Chinese-funded airport in Pakistan’s Balochistan province during his visit to the country in the coming week, information minister Attaullah Tarar told reporters on Sunday.The start of operations at the $200-million Gwadar International Airport has been pushed back for a security review after deadly attacks by militants in August in the area, government and aviation sources said.Li, along with ministers and government officials will visit Pakistan from Oct 14 to 17, Pakistan’s foreign affairs ministry said on Sunday.Pakistan is hosting the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which comprises nine full members, including China, India, Iran and Russia, and is scheduled for Oct 15 and 16 in Islamabad.
