National Logistics Corporation
TypeLogistics
strategic organization
IndustryContainerization
Freight System
FoundedJuly 20, 1978 (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 logistics company working under the overall umbrella of National Logistics Board headed by Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives with secretaries of relevant federal ministries as its members. It is one of the largest logistics company in Pakistan.

Its purpose is crisis management and logistics emergence on short notice for the Pakistan Government and provides state-emergency level management services to the government.[2]


History

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

Controversies

  • In 2010, a corruption scandal was unearthened that involved two Pakistan Army generals, Maj Gen Khalid Zaheer Akhtar, 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, From 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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