Ships loaded with urea dock at Gwadar port.

QUETTA -- Three cargo ships carrying around 96,000 tonnes of urea anchored at the Gwadar port as the federal government has decided to increase the bulk of cargo imported through the port to make it more functional.

According to official sources, the first of the three ships - all loaded with 32,000 tonnes of fertiliser each - arrived at the port late on Sunday night, while the other two vessels docked on Monday.

Authorities have started processing the cargo, sources said, adding that the services of clearing agents from two local companies have been acquired for prompt clearance of the cargo, sources added.

The unloading of fertiliser has started with hundreds of labourers working to unload the cargo.

The Gwadar Port Authority officials said the import of urea through Gwadar would help establish it as a regional hub of logistics.

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