‘Logistics sector ready for CPEC’

KARACHI: Pakistan's logistics sector is fully prepared and enthused by the opportunities presented by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a statement said, quoting an official of a courier service.

Addressing a session on logistics at the CPEC Summit and Exhibition 2018, Khalid Awan, chairman of TCS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd assured the Chinese participants that the country's logistics industry is fully capable of meeting the challenging opportunities offered by CPEC projects.

He reiterated TCS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd is Pakistan's largest courier and logistics company that offers a large infrastructure of its own comprising sorting facilities, warehouse and an air hub at Lahore's, Allama Iqbal International Airport.

The hub is served by TCS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd own fleet of vehicles, trucks and aircraft and is integrated with the state-of-the-art information and control system, serving over 120 million customers a year, he added.

Awan also said that it reaches out to the grassroots of the economy through its existing and newly-developing eCommerce services, which touch the lives of ordinary people and contributes to their productivity.

TCS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd systems are also integrated not only with the national Customs, but soon will be connected with global Customs authorities through the newly-introduced TIR system to which Pakistan has recently been admitted by the World Road Transport Organisation.