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Orders from Ali Express "mysteriously dissappearing" in Pakistan

12:52 PM | 23 May, 2016
Orders from Ali Express
KARACHI (Web Desk) -Pakistani buyers have been unable to receive their orders via AliExpress, global online shopping giant AliBaba's shipping service, since beginning of this year

 

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According to the website ProPakistani, some people have complained that they stop receiving tracking updates of their packages once they reach Karachi port. .

A reddit user also complained about the situation, claiming that he ordered an item via AliExpress in February, but had still not received the order after three months.

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An online survey which involved over 1,700 Pakistani customers of AliExpress suggests that about 73% said that they had been facing delivery issues in recent times. The remaining 27% of the users do get their order on time, but they think that there might be certain product types and regions where the shipping problem does not occur.

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In Pakistan, AliExpress handles logistics until packages reach Karachi port, after which customs officials check the incoming goods and Pakistan Post then delivers the packages to users at given addresses.

However, most of the orders fail to reach their destinations in Pakistan after safely arriving at Karachi port.

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As a result, online sellers of Alibaba Group are refunding the payments of goods sold to Pakistani customers.

 

Ali Zain is a member of the staff at Daily Pakistan Global. He earned BS Communication Studies degree from University of the Punjab. His thesis titled "Cultural Continuity and Mass Media: An analysis of leading online newspapers of Pakistan" has been published as a book in Germany. He has also translated David Mathews' book "The Ecology of Democracy" into Urdu. He tweets at @alimaan.

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Currency Rates in Pakistan Today - Pakistani rupee to US Dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham, and Riyal - 19 April 2024

Pakistani currency saw minor adjustment against global currencies on April 19, 2024. US dollar was being quoted at 277.4 for buying and 280.4 for selling.

Euro comes down to 293 for buying and 296 for selling while British Pound stands at 342.25 for buying, and 345.65 for selling.

UAE Dirham AED was at 75.2 and Saudi Riyal's new rates was at 73.30.

Today’s currency exchange rates in Pakistan - 19 April 2024

Currency Symbol Buying Selling
US Dollar ‎USD 277.4 280.4
Euro EUR 293 296
UK Pound Sterling GBP 342.25 345.65
U.A.E Dirham AED 75.2 75.9
Saudi Riyal SAR 73.3 74.05
Australian Dollar AUD 181 182.8
Bahrain Dinar BHD 740.09 748.09
Canadian Dollar CAD 201 203
China Yuan CNY 38.44 38.84
Danish Krone DKK 39.69 40.09
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 35.53 35.88
Indian Rupee INR 3.33 3.44
Japanese Yen JPY 1.86 1.94
Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 902.64 911.64
Malaysian Ringgit MYR 58.08 58.68
New Zealand Dollar NZD 164.22 166.22
Norwegians Krone NOK 25.31 25.61
Omani Riyal OMR 722.87 730.87
Qatari Riyal ‎QAR 76.45 77.15
Singapore Dollar SGD 204.5 206.5
Swedish Korona SEK 25.31 25.61
Swiss Franc CHF 305.08 307.58
Thai Bhat THB 7.56 7.71

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