Strike: truckers to hold talks with govt today
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The All Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance President Malik Shahzad Awan said negotiations with the federal government would be held on Monday at 11am, followed by talks with the Sindh government at 2pm. Awan’s statement came as the nationwide strike by goods transporters entered its second day on Sunday, with transporters across Pakistan continuing to suspend operations in…
The second day of a nationwide strike by truckers unfolded in Pakistan on Sunday, with negotiations between the transporters and the federal government set for Monday at 11am, followed by discussions with the Sindh government at 2pm. Malik Shahzad Awan, president of the All Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance, announced these talks as the strike entered its second day.
During the nationwide disruption, transporters across Pakistan have halted operations, advocating for their demands to be met. Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan, along with officials from the ministries of Ports and Shipping, Finance, and Petroleum, will participate in the negotiations with the transporters. However, Awan emphasized that the strike would not be lifted merely based on assurances.
The transporters' grievances include frequent fluctuations in diesel prices, continued increases in fuel costs, higher toll taxes, and other issues. They demand the daily setting of diesel prices to be withdrawn, a reversal of the recent toll tax increase to the level of June 30, 2024, and a reduction in withholding tax from 7 percent to 2 percent.
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