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The '''National Logistics Corporation''' ([[Urdu language|Urdu]]: نیشنل لاجسٹکس سیل; previously known as the '''National Logistics Cell'''<ref name="Business Recorder">{{cite web |first=Ali |last=Hussain |title=Senate passes National Logistics Corporation Bill, 2023 |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40256369/senate-passes-national-logistics-corporation-bill-2023 |website=Business Recorder |date=5 August 2023 |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>) is a Pakistani state-owned logistics company based in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senate of Pakistan |url=https://www.senate.gov.pk/en/index.php?id=-1&cattitle=Home |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=www.senate.gov.pk}}</ref>
The '''National Logistics Corporation''' ([[Urdu language|Urdu]]: نیشنل لاجسٹکس سیل), formerly known as the '''National Logistics Cell''', is a Pakistani state-owned logistics company based in [[Rawalpindi]], Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senate of Pakistan |url=https://www.senate.gov.pk/en/index.php?id=-1&cattitle=Home |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=www.senate.gov.pk}}</ref><ref name="Business Recorder">{{cite web |first=Ali |last=Hussain |title=Senate passes National Logistics Corporation Bill, 2023 |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40256369/senate-passes-national-logistics-corporation-bill-2023 |website=Business Recorder |date=5 August 2023 |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref> It is considered as the logistics arm of [[Pakistan Army]] and and operates under its indirect control.<ref>https://tribune.com.pk/story/214881/army%E2%80%99s-expanding-footprint-nlc-allowed-to-bid-for-state-owned-construction-firm</ref>


==History==
==History==
National Logistics Cell was founded by the [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]] government to supply military equipment to [[Mujahideen]] fighting the [[Soviet Union]].<ref name="wapo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/11/22/pakistanis-question-perks-of-power/393ebda5-a0cf-442e-8fc8-0600cb9ce415/|title= Pakistanis Question Perks of Power|website=[[Washington Post]]}}</ref> Later, it was given the freight business of [[Pakistan Railways]] by the regime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/pakistans-railroads-sum-up-nations-woes.html|title=After Decades of Neglect, Pakistan Rusts in Its Tracks|first=Declan|last=Walsh|date=May 19, 2013|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>
National Logistics Cell was founded by the [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]] government to supply military equipment to [[Mujahideen]] fighting the [[Soviet Union]].<ref name="wapo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/11/22/pakistanis-question-perks-of-power/393ebda5-a0cf-442e-8fc8-0600cb9ce415/|title= Pakistanis Question Perks of Power|website=[[Washington Post]]}}</ref> Later, it was given the freight business of [[Pakistan Railways]] by the regime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/pakistans-railroads-sum-up-nations-woes.html|title=After Decades of Neglect, Pakistan Rusts in Its Tracks|first=Declan|last=Walsh|date=May 19, 2013|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> Since its establishment, NLC had also diversified into the [[construction industry]], undertaking various military and civilian [[infrastructure]] projects in Pakistan, including [[road]]s and [[bridge]]s.<ref>https://tribune.com.pk/story/214881/army%E2%80%99s-expanding-footprint-nlc-allowed-to-bid-for-state-owned-construction-firm</ref>

In July 2011, the [[Government of Pakistan]] allowed the NLC to participate in the bidding process for the acquisition of a state-owned construction company, which was a change from its original charter.<ref>https://tribune.com.pk/story/214881/army%E2%80%99s-expanding-footprint-nlc-allowed-to-bid-for-state-owned-construction-firm</ref> The decision was made to refocus the NLC and align its activities with its statutory framework.<ref>https://tribune.com.pk/story/214881/army%E2%80%99s-expanding-footprint-nlc-allowed-to-bid-for-state-owned-construction-firm</ref> The NLC sought to acquire international assets owned by the National Power Construction Company.<ref>https://tribune.com.pk/story/214881/army%E2%80%99s-expanding-footprint-nlc-allowed-to-bid-for-state-owned-construction-firm</ref>

As of 2011, the NLC was responsible for transporting approximately 50 percent of Pakistan's imported [[crude oil]], amounting to about 76,000 barrels per day.


==Controversies==
==Controversies==

Revision as of 21:24, 21 March 2024

National Logistics Corporation
Company typeLogistics
strategic organization
IndustryContainerization
Freight System
FoundedJuly 20, 1978; 46 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), formerly known as the National Logistics Cell, is a Pakistani state-owned logistics company based in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.[1][2] It is considered as the logistics arm of Pakistan Army and and operates under its indirect control.[3]

History

National Logistics Cell was founded by the Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq government to supply military equipment to Mujahideen fighting the Soviet Union.[4] Later, it was given the freight business of Pakistan Railways by the regime.[5] Since its establishment, NLC had also diversified into the construction industry, undertaking various military and civilian infrastructure projects in Pakistan, including roads and bridges.[6]

In July 2011, the Government of Pakistan allowed the NLC to participate in the bidding process for the acquisition of a state-owned construction company, which was a change from its original charter.[7] The decision was made to refocus the NLC and align its activities with its statutory framework.[8] The NLC sought to acquire international assets owned by the National Power Construction Company.[9]

As of 2011, the NLC was responsible for transporting approximately 50 percent of Pakistan's imported crude oil, amounting to about 76,000 barrels per day.

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.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. ^ Hussain, Ali (5 August 2023). "Senate passes National Logistics Corporation Bill, 2023". Business Recorder. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/214881/army%E2%80%99s-expanding-footprint-nlc-allowed-to-bid-for-state-owned-construction-firm
  4. ^ "Pakistanis Question Perks of Power". Washington Post.
  5. ^ Walsh, Declan (May 19, 2013). "After Decades of Neglect, Pakistan Rusts in Its Tracks" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/214881/army%E2%80%99s-expanding-footprint-nlc-allowed-to-bid-for-state-owned-construction-firm
  7. ^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/214881/army%E2%80%99s-expanding-footprint-nlc-allowed-to-bid-for-state-owned-construction-firm
  8. ^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/214881/army%E2%80%99s-expanding-footprint-nlc-allowed-to-bid-for-state-owned-construction-firm
  9. ^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/214881/army%E2%80%99s-expanding-footprint-nlc-allowed-to-bid-for-state-owned-construction-firm
  10. ^ Newspaper, the (July 2, 2012). "NLC scandal". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012.
  11. ^ "Rs4.3b NLC scam: Military probe finds two ex-generals guilty". The Express Tribune. August 5, 2015.
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