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Pakistan: Post-strike congestion at Karachi port drives up freight costs,
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The flow of import and export containers at various terminals in Karachi Port has not returned to its usual state, even after a week following the conclusion of the goods transporters' 10-day strike, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Nine-day transporters' strike chokes Karachi port, industries face shutdow
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a letter addressed to the chief minister of Sindh, Abdul Aleem, Secretary General of the Overseas Investors Chambers of Commerce Industry (OICCI), expressed that the situation is extremely troubling for the country's industry and commerce. He mentioned that he had brought this issue to th
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Pak: Punjab wheel-jam strike enters sixth day, traders warn of severe trad
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Traders and transporters in Punjab criticised the provincial government as a wheel-jam strike entered its sixth day. Exporters warned of heavy losses, while major transport bodies rejected calls to end the strike, saying protests would continue until disputed motor vehicle laws are withdrawn
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Pak: Canal protests paralyse goods movement across Sindh, ports warn of lo
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Protests against the Indus canal project continue to block major highways in Sindh, paralysing goods transport, stranding thousands of trucks, halting manufacturing, and raising fears of a severe port congestion crisis despite government efforts to resolve the standoff.
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Pakistan: ANF foils attempt to smuggle 2 bn worth of drugs at Karachi port
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has successfully intercepted a large shipment of drugs worth over Rs2 billion at the Karachi Gateway Terminal.
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Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot participates in Navy Day Celebratio
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The event commemorated India's victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan, marked by the Indian Navy's successful attack on the Karachi port on December 4.
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Pakistan: Govt employees stage strike at Karachi port
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The government employees of major institutions staged protests at Karachi Port on Friday, which caused a backlog in import and export traffic since containers were left at the port, with no clearance in place, according to ARY News.
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8,700 Afghan goods containers stopped by Pakistan at Karachi Port
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The restrictions imposed by Pakistan on the transfer of goods have raised concerns among Afghan traders, as around 8,700 containers carrying commercial goods have come to a halt at the Karachi port, Khaama Press reported on Friday.
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As crisis deepens, Pakistan's public assets are up for sale
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Unable to meet its forex requirements, Pakistan's capital Islamabad is selling its public assets to third countries. Islamabad leased four of its berths 6-9 at Karachi Port's East Wharf to a UAE-based company for USD 220 million.
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Pakistan to hand over Karachi Port to UAE over low reserves
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan established a Cabinet Committee on Inter-Governmental Commercial Transactions on Monday to negotiate the commercial agreement of handing over its Karachi Port Terminals (KPT) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as the country struggles with record inflation, fiscal imbalances, and lo
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Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy likely to intensify into 'extremely severe cycloni
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that the very severe cyclonic storm (VSCS) "Biparjoy" is likely to intensify into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during the next 6 hours.
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Pakistan textile firm owners threaten protest over delay in clearance of i
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The report quoted All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Hamid Zaman as saying that the textile industry will be forced to protest if the government doesn't clear the imported cotton
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