{
  "id": 12103463,
  "title": "Pakistan must own container ships to slash trade costs?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pakistan-must-own-container-ships-to-slash-trade-costs",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:02:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1562819/pakistan-must-own-container-ships-to-slash-trade-costs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amid escalating global uncertainty and a sharp increase in international freight rates due to the ongoing US-Iran conflict and disruptions in global shipping routes, maritime experts are raising concerns over Pakistan’s heavy reliance on foreign shipping lines inflating its cost of trade, and urging the country must focus on expanding local flag carriers and introducing […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Industrialists express concern over 15% surge in Pakistan’s trade deficit in 1QFY27",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/industrialists-express-concern-over-15-surge-in-pakistans-trade",
        "published": "2026-10-05T11:40:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}