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News / Sub-continent faces severe congestion as strikes and rules delay shipments

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A three-day freight forwarder shutdown in Pakistan has just ended after the government agreed to listen to the demands of the shipping community and re-examine an 8% tax on turnover which had been imposed.

More than 700 freight forwarders, including the local offices of many multinationals, ...

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