Containers to stay off roads as transporters remain divided
• Pakistan Transport Council ‘calls off’ wheel-jam after government accepts their eight demands • Oil tankers association also dissociates itself from strike after Ogra agrees to terms ISLAMABAD: A section of goods transporters on Friday called off its nationwide wheel-jam strike after reaching an agreement with the government, but major operators comprising container trailers, trucks and edible…
Containers to stay off roads as transporters remain divided. The Pakistan Transport Council announced the call-off of its nationwide wheel-jam strike after reaching an agreement with the government on eight demands, including no increase in toll taxes for one year, removal of additional toll plazas, and implementation of a modern automated system.
Oil tankers association dissociated itself from the strike following acceptance of their key demands by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), with an expected increase in freight charges of 7-8 percent. However, All Pakistan Goods Transport Owners Association President Muhammad Owais Choudhry stated that only one segment of the All Pakistan Goods Transporters Alliance had broken ranks, and the strike by container trailers and trucks would continue as their key demands had not been met, negatively impacting port operations and external trade.
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