MUMBAI : Pakistan’s exports and imports are facing a major problem as India is refusing transshipments of cargoes emanating from Karachi or Qasim, or the South Asia Pakistan Terminal into any of its ports.

This has led to most of the shipping lines suspending direct services of mother vessels to and from Pakistan and deploy feeder vessels to Pakistani ports and terminals, media reports from Islamabad said.

A shipping company official from Mumbai confirmed that ships that have visited Pakistan are not being allowed into any Indian port for security reasons. The reverse is also . . .