(Web Desk) - The All Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance has announced a 5% reduction in goods transportation fares following a decline in petrol and diesel prices.
In a statement, Alliance President Malik Shehzad Awan welcomed the government's decision to reduce petroleum prices, saying the alliance had decided to lower freight charges in view of the recent reduction in fuel prices over the past four to five days.
He thanked the prime minister and the federal petroleum minister for the relief, while urging the government to further reduce petrol and diesel prices to provide additional relief to the transport sector.
The announcement comes after the government reduced the price of petrol by Rs9.41 per litre, bringing its new price to Rs352.59 per litre.
The price of high-speed diesel was also cut by Rs5.56 per litre, taking its new price to Rs382.25 per litre.