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Goods transporters to continue strike as negotiations with govt end without resolution

dawn.com · 5hShare

ISLAMABAD: Talks between the federal government and the All Pakistan Goods Transport Itehad on Tuesday ended without a resolution, with the transporters’ demands yet to be settled. The goods transporters had announced a countrywide wheel-jam strike on Saturday over the daily fixing of petrol and diesel prices, among other issues. Held at the Ministry of Communications in Islamabad, the talks covered the transporters’ major demands in detail. Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan assured the transporters of the government’s full cooperation in addressing their concerns and resolving the issues faced by the sector. However, the meeting concluded without any agreement or formal acceptance of the transporters’ demands and they subsequently announced that their nationwide wheel-jam strike would continue until their demands were accepted. Talking to Dawn , Muhammad Owais Chaudhry, spokesman for the transporters’ association, said they would not withdraw their “legitimate and l

First report: Talks fail as goods transporters vow to continue strike — tribune.com.pk, 1d