Fishermen protesting the ban on fishing in Balochistan’s waters have blocked the Karachi Port’s shipping channel.
Port sources say that fishermen of Sindh have anchored their boats to close the channel effectively halting the movement of the cargo ships.
“Karachi Port has completely paralyzed due to closure of the shipping channel,” sources at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) revealed to ARY News.
Cargo ships have been anchored outside the port waiting for their entry to get the port berth while Special Assistant to the PM on Maritime Affairs Mahmood Moulvi called an emergency meeting at the KPT head office to deliberate over the situation.
“The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency have also been contacted over the situation,” KPT sources said.
The suspension of the port’s activity could negatively affect the country’s commercial activities.
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