## 4 Results
### Evaluation of Variables and Alternatives
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**Locations** & **GW** & **OR** & **QA** & **PA** & **GI** & **PE** & **QU** & **KA** & **TI** & **KH** \\ \hline Positive-ideal (\(A^{*}\)) & 15.20 & 18.50 & 12.80 & 14.60 & 20.00 & 11.70 & 16.30 & 22.10 & 25.50 & 23.80 \\ Negative-ideal (\(A^{-}\)) & 2.50 & 3.20 & 2.00 & 2.80 & 3.50 & 2.30 & 2.90 & 3.80 & 4.20 & 4.00 \\ Ranking & 2 & 3 & 1 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 \\ Relative Closeness & 0.80 & 0.70 & 0.90 & 0.75 & 0.65 & 0.92 & 0.78 & 0.60 & 0.50 & 0.55 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 10: Logistic alternative evaluation. \begin{table}
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**Factors** & **Cost** & **Location** & **Security** & **Management** & **Ranks** \\ \hline Gwadar & 90 & 85 & 75 & 80 & 5 \\ Omara & 75 & 85 & 75 & 80 & 8 \\ Qasim & 85 & 80 & 80 & 75 & 2 \\ Pasni & 70 & 75 & 85 & 70 & 10 \\ Gilgit & 90 & 70 & 80 & 80 & 7 \\ Peshawar & 85 & 75 & 75 & 85 & 1 \\ Quetta & 75 & 80 & 85 & 75 & 6 \\ Karachi & 80 & 85 & 80 & 80 & 4 \\ Tianjin & 85 & 75 & 90 & 85 & 3 \\ Khashgar & 75 & 80 & 85 & 75 & 9 \\ Taiwan & 80 & 90 & 70 & 85 & 11 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 9: Logistics center comparison matrix. 10 alternatives based on the \(fC_{i}\) score. The 10 alternatives are Gwadar (GW), Ormara (OR), Qasim (QA), Pasni (PA), Gilgit (GI), Peshawar (PE), Quetta (QU), Karachi (KA), Tianjin (TI), and Khashgar (KH). Table 10 presents an analysis of the 10 locations' strengths and shortcomings, along with strategic recommendations derived from the findings. Peshawar (PE) is a central transportation hub and a critical intersection for global trade, highlighting its vital role in promoting regional connectivity. Qasim (QA) takes second place, benefiting from its advantageous location close to Karachi and an established transportation network that improves trade facilitation. Gwadar (GW) takes third place, demonstrating its significance as a key port in the area by using its strategic coastline linkages and continuous infrastructural development. In fourth place, Quetta (QU) is a geostrategic hub that supports regional economic integration and is essential to border trade. Pasni (PA) is ranked fifth and is a key hub for trade activity with its advantageous coastline location and related logistical facilities. Ormara (OR), which substantially contributes to regional trade, ranks sixth because of its advantageous seaside location and easy access to major cities. Gilgit (GI) holds the seventh rank, highlighting its strategic northern location, enhanced regional accessibility, and significance in trade routes. Karachi (KA), ranked eighth, is an important seaport and trading hub that makes a major contribution. Khashgar (KH) takes ninth place, emphasizing its advantageous border location, active involvement in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and ability to facilitate commerce with Central Asian nations. Tianjin's (TI) tenth-place ranking highlights the city's importance because of its proximity to Beijing, advantageous location concerning Tianjin Port, and vital function as a regional logistics hub.