2.6 Pakistan Storage Assessment
Pakistan Storage Assessment Commercial Storage Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations Public Sector Storage Storage Facilities Constructed by UN WFP and Handed Over to NDMA/PDMA Cold Chain
Pakistan Storage Assessment
Warehouse facility is available across Pakistan, all major cities have proper warehouse space available for rent. Major Humanitarian actor are maintaining storage facility in different part of companies. in small cities warehouse can be available as per requirement. recent emergencies of 2010-2011 saw storage space availability in smaller cities of Pakistan like Dadu, Mithi, Sukkur.
Commercial Storage
Location Owner Available for rent Capacity Type Access Condition
Karachi Port Qasim Yes 1000 SQM onward Shed Good Good
Lahore Industrial Area Yes 1000 SQM onward Shed Good Good
Peshawar Industrial Area Yes 1000 SQM onward Shed Good Good
Islamabad Industrial Area Yes 1000 SQM onward Shed Good Good
[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified [2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat [3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair
Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations
Location Organisation Sharing possibility Capacity Type Access Condition
Peshawar UNHCR Yes 1000SQM+ Shed Good Good
Peshawar WFP Yes 1000SQM+ Shed Good Good
Karachi WFP Yes 1000SQM+ Shed Good Good
Sukkur WFP Yes 1000SQM+ Shed Good Good
Public Sector Storage
Location Ministry/Agency Use possibility Capacity Type Access Condition
Sukkur Passco Yes 1000SQM+ Shed Good Good
Multan Passco Yes 1000SQM+ Shed Good Good
Lahore Passco Yes 1000SQM+ Shed Good Good
Hafizabad Passco Yes 1000SQM+ Shed Good Good
Storage Facilities Constructed by UN WFP and Handed Over to NDMA/PDMA
Provinces Sites Plot Location Covered Storage (M2) Warehouses
20 x 50m 15 x 32m Temp. Controlled - 10 x 20m
Balochistan Quetta Chashma Achozai 4,400 4 0 2
Punjab Muzaffargarh Ring Road 3,200 3 0 1 Lahore Mouza Habance Pura 4,400 4 0 2
KP Peshawar Jalozai 4,400 4 0 2
Page 1 Sindh Hyderabad Jamshoro 2,160 1 2 1
AJK Muzaffarabad TBC 1,160 0 2 1
Sindh Sukkur TBC 3,200 3 0 1
GB Gilgit TBC 960 0 2 0
TOTAL 23,880 19 6 10
Cold Chain
Cold storage in Pakistan is normally used by commercial sector, as Pakistan is an exporter of Fresh fruits and meat to European market. Majority of cold storage is done on refer containers in Pakistan which are powered by Gensets sets. Warehouse cold storage is very limited in Pakistan and is available in major cities only. In development sector no one has developed a cold storage yet.
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