Textile exports bear the brunt of transport disruptions

Textile exporters have expressed grave concern over the ongoing transportation disruptions that have severely hindered the movement of nearly 30,000 containers, causing significant delays in shipments to international markets. The blockade of the National Highway at the Sindh-Punjab border for the past 10 days due to protests over the canals issue has suspended all vehicular movement between the two provinces, severely impacting the transportation of essential goods such as petrol and food items, with trucks and trailers stranded. Industry representatives have warned the government that the backlog from the ongoing strike by goods transporters and protests across Sindh against the proposed construction of canals on the Indus river is expected to take up to 25 days to clear, potentially causing millions of dollars in losses due to delayed shipments and the accumulation of imported containers.