Summary Goods transporters have announced a further 5% hike in freight rates after petrol and diesel prices rose, warning of a nationwide strike if government commitments remain unfulfilled.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Goods transporters have announced a further 5% increase in freight rates following a rise in petroleum product prices.
All Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance President Malik Shehzad Awan said that diesel prices had increased by Rs20 per litre and petrol prices by Rs24 per litre over the past four days. He said petrol and diesel prices had already been increased by up to Rs23 per litre between August 20 and September 7.
He said the government’s decision to change petroleum product prices on a daily basis was unacceptable. According to him, during the nationwide strike held from August 8 to 17, the petroleum minister had assured transporters that fuel prices would not be changed on a daily basis.
Malik Shehzad Awan said transporters had postponed their nationwide strike for 40 days on the assurances given by the federal and provincial governments.
He warned that if the agreements reached by the government were not implemented, transporters across Pakistan would launch another nationwide strike.
He said the federal and provincial governments had sought 40 days to resolve the issues, with the deadline set to expire next week.
