Pakistan’s maritime potential is usually discussed in terms of ports, shipping, fisheries, Gwadar and a long coastline. These are important, yet the discussion overlooks a key component: human capital, the people who operate, manage and expand these sectors. Owning ports does not make a country a maritime economy. Alongside its maritime resources, a country must create substantial economic value from them, and it is human capital that connects maritime resources to maritime prosperity. Pakistan’s blue economy infrastructure therefore needs the backing of a skilled workforce, one that is globally integrated and alert to technical, environmental and digital demands. Pakistan needs…
