Sialkot Dry Port is a dry port in Sialkot, Pakistan. It was established on May 16, 1984 near Sambrial, about 20 km from Sialkot city under control of Sialkot Dry Port Trust. It is located at the junction of major industrial cities of Pakistan: Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Daska and Wazirabad. It is the busiest dry port of Pakistan and was the first private sector dry port in Asia. It is mainly export oriented port. Currently Mr. Nadeem Anwar Qureshi is the chairman of SDPT.
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