Pakistan aur Iraq ne apne dosti aur ta‘awun ke naye daur ka aaghaz karte hue ek historic direct sea ferry link shuru kar diya hai, jo Pakistan ke Gwadar Port ko Iraq ke Umm Qasr Port se seedha connect karega. Yeh initiative dono mulkon ke darmiyan trade, tourism aur religious pilgrimage ko farogh dene ke liye ek buniyadi qadam hai. Is service ke zariye Pakistan se zairin asaani se Najaf aur Karbala ja sakenge, jisse saalon se chali aa rahi mushaqqat bhari road aur air travel ki mushkilat kam ho jayengi. Saath hi, yeh route Pakistan ke exporters ke liye bhi naye mauqe paida karega — khaas taur par rice, meat, textiles, aur pharmaceuticals jaise products ke liye Iraq ek nayi market ban kar ubhrega. Official MoU signing ke dauran dono governments ne is baat par ittefaq kiya ke ferry service sirf logon ke safar tak mehdood nahi hogi, balkay is se dono deshon ke darmiyan economic integration, trade diversification aur cultural exchange bhi barhega. Gwadar Port, jo CPEC ka central hub maana jata hai, ab Iraq tak seedha raabta faraham karega, jis se Pakistan ka maritime trade Middle East ke andar tak pohnch jayega. Iraq ki taraf se kaha gaya ke yeh initiative unke petroleum exports aur Pakistan ke industrial goods imports ko mazboot karega, jabke Pakistan ne ise apne religious diplomacy aur economic outreach ke mission ka hissa qarar diya. Experts ke mutabiq, yeh ferry route sirf do mulkon ke darmiyan nahi balkay South Asia aur Middle East ke liye ek naya trade corridor kholne ki salahiyat rakhta hai, jo puray region ke liye aman, taraqqi aur connectivity ka naya daur shuru karega.