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located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) to the east. There are plans for the fishing jetty of Gwadar to be moved to
Pishukan at some point in the future. An area of 1,000 acres (400 ha) has been earmarked for the use of the
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The economy of the town has long been focussed on fishing with reports of this from as far back as 1908. Plans for a new fishing harbour were announced in 2002.
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468:"Administration Report of the Baluchistan Agency, Including the Districts of Quetta, Pishin, Thal Chotiali, and Sibi"
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490:"Pakistan Navy, ANF recover 700kg of drugs from Pishukan in joint-operation"
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The town has been affected by the ongoing conflict between pro-independence
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534:"Heroin Worth ₹250 Crore, Dumped By Pakistani Smugglers, Found In Gujarat"
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Pishukan is a major conduit for people smuggling, arms smuggling, and for
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416:"Sickening violence: Gunmen kill 10 labourers execution-style in Gwadar"
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225:), is a town on the western shore of the Gwadar West Bay, north of the
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578:"Army extends emergency help to people trapped in Balochistan rains"
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512:"ANF seizes drugs worth $ 87.716m in 23 operations; 24 arrested"
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Notezai, Muhammad Akbar; Butt, Waseem Ashraf (23 April 2018).
601:"Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf: Geographical and Statistical"
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February 2021, about 700 kg (1,500 lb) of
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642:"A dream Pakistan road trip: Karachi to Gwadar"
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668:"Resolution of Gwadar land dispute in sight"
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354:Transport facilities are dominated by the
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379:is the main airport for the area but the
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396:, a coastal town to the west of Pishukan
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249:. The town has a population of 12,000.
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666:Ghumman, Mushtaq (26 January 2022).
443:"Human smuggling: a thriving racket"
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580:. Pakistan Today. 5 January 2022
381:new Gwadar International Airport
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317:Köppen climate classification
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558:. ReliefWeb. 11 January 2022
356:development of nearby Gwadar
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