By S.M. Inam
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance has begun an indefinite nationwide strike, with freight operators stopping work from Friday over fuel prices and other demands. Alliance president Malik Shehzad Awan told Geo News that the strike would continue until the government and transporters reach an understanding and a future course of action is announced.
The federal government has invited representatives of the transport alliance to a meeting on Monday. A committee has been formed to represent the transporters in talks with government officials. Awan said the strike would remain in force until the outcome of the meeting and the alliance’s next course of action was announced.
He said earlier negotiations between the goods transport alliance and officials at the commissioner’s office had failed to produce an agreement. The All Pakistan Goods Transporters Alliance had previously announced a nationwide wheel-jam strike from 8 August, demanding that diesel prices be restored to the level prevailing on 1 July 2024.
The strike could affect the movement of goods across the country, with freight operators playing a key role in supplying markets, industries and businesses. Transport representatives have been pressing the government for relief from rising operating costs, particularly fuel prices, which they say have increased the financial burden on the freight sector.
The government has yet to announce details of any agreement with the transporters, while the alliance is expected to decide its next steps following Monday’s meeting.
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