Karachi handles roughly 60 percent of Pakistan’s cargo traffic, yet for decades, the port’s East Wharf operated under government management with chronic congestion and underinvestment. A 2022 concession agreement reshaped the ownership structure for the next half-century. Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum , chairman of Inmā Emirates Holdings, secured the deal through a joint venture with Abu Dhabi Ports, placing UAE-linked entities at the center of Pakistan’s maritime trade infrastructure
