KARACHI: The freight forwarders and air cargo agents continued their strike for the second consecutive day against 8 percent tax on turnover, which lead to the suspension of routine export activities at the airports, sea ports.
According to estimates, the government has lost around Rs 2.6 million in terms of revenue during the last two days owing to the strike by the freight forwarders and air cargo agents.
Textile, readymade garments and leather exporters are much worried as their consignments have been lying at ports and terminals for the past two days, while customs clearing agents have also highlighted the difficulties their clients have faced.
It is pertinent to mention here that despite the strike, no government official bothered to contact the representatives of different associations to talk them out of continuing their protest.
If this strike continued for a week, exporters and importers may face a huge loss of revenue and cancelation of orders from foreign buyers and suppliers.
Since containers continue to arrive at the Karachi ports, the piling up of cargo will cause the terminals to clog.
