Cargo handling of soybean ship suspended after health issues in port area.

KARACHI -- The port authorities have suspended lifting soybean cargo from a ship anchored at Karachi Port after complaints of breathing problems in people, quoting port and shipping sources media reported on Saturday.

A ship, Mega Benefit, carrying 67,000 metric tonnes of soybean cargo from Egypt had anchored yesterday at Karachi Port.

Over complaints of smoke spreading in the area, Chairman of Karachi Port Trust inspected the port area.

Local MNA Abdul Qadir Patel had in a social media statement said that eight people were admitted at a hospital due to breathing problems.

In January this year 14 people from different parts of the port area had reportedly died and over 400 taken to hospitals for treatment after allegedly inhaling toxic gas.

Dr Iqbal Chaudhry, the Director of International Center for...

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