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National Logistics Corporation
Company typeLogistics
strategic organization
IndustryContainerization
Freight System
FoundedJuly 20, 1978; 45 years ago (1978-07-20)
Headquarters
Rawalpindi, Punjab
,
Pakistan
ServicesLogistics, freight forwarding, dry ports, border terminals, engineering, construction, tolling, express freight trains, polymers, and sea freight
Number of employees
8,000
Websitewww.nlc.com.pk

The National Logistics Corporation (Urdu: نیشنل لاجسٹکس سیل; previously known as the National Logistics Cell[1]) is a Pakistani state-owned logistics company based in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.[2]

History

National Logistics Cell was founded the by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq government to supply military equipment to Mujahideen fighting the Soviet Union.[3] Later, it was given the freight business of Pakistan Railways by the regime.[4]

Controversies

In 2010, a corruption scandal was unearthed that involved two Pakistan Army generals, (Maj Gen Khalid Zaheer Akhtar and Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal), and caused a loss of Rs. 1.8 billion to the company through speculative investments between 2004 and 2008.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Hussain, Ali (5 August 2023). "Senate passes National Logistics Corporation Bill, 2023". Business Recorder. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  3. ^ "Pakistanis Question Perks of Power". Washington Post.
  4. ^ Walsh, Declan (May 19, 2013). "After Decades of Neglect, Pakistan Rusts in Its Tracks" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ Newspaper, the (July 2, 2012). "NLC scandal". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012.
  6. ^ "Rs4.3b NLC scam: Military probe finds two ex-generals guilty". The Express Tribune. August 5, 2015.
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