Goods transporters are continuously raising their voice and have repeatedly tried to convey their demands to authorities, but no government department is willing to resolve our issues,” he maintained. It has become a habit of traffic warden to penalise truck drivers without any traffic violation. In addition, he claimed that Customs Anti-Smuggling officials are harassing and arresting truck drivers. Goods transporters stage strike“Transporters and truck drivers have no mechanism to confirm that goods loaded on their trucks are imported in the country legally or illegally. Tariq said goods transporters have given four days’ time to the government to accept their legitimate demand otherwise they will be compelled to close all entry and exit points of the city.

Source: The Express Tribune May 01, 2018 05:03 UTC