Goods transporters threaten strike for indefinite period from Jan 6

KARACHI (92 News) – Goods transporters have threatened a strike for an indefinite period from January 6 if their demands were not accepted. Addressing a joint press conference on Saturday, they also threatened to stop the delivery of goods across the country. They demanded immediate removal of Minister for Communications Murad Saeed. They said that it had become very difficult to run the transport goods business due to new laws. “Excel weight limit should be fixed as per directions of the Islamabad High Court,” they demanded. They said that NHA authorities were imposing heavy fines. “We will be forced to observe the strike from January 6 if the government did not resolve our problems,” he said. They said that their protest would continue till imposition of the new laws.