ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Goods Transport Owners Association on Tuesday vowed to continue their ongoing wheel-jam strike after their talks with the authorities ended without any breakthrough.
In its declaration, the transport union’s Awais Chaudhry said that their wheel-jam strike would continue until the authorities accept their demands.
Talking about their negotiations, Chaudhry said that Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan assured the solution of transporters’ problems.
He maintained that the talks could not reach a breakthrough, adding that the transporters would not give up their legitimate and legal demands under any circumstances. “We are ready to continue the negotiations with the government,” he added. The transporters said that their strike would continue until the demands are practically accepted.
Meanwhile, sources privy to the matter said that the government had agreed in principle not to increase toll taxes for one year. It was also decided that the authorities would not increase the prices of petroleum products for one to two weeks.
In a separate statement, Ministry of Communications said Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan held talks with the transporters, adding that decisions reached during the two-day discussions given final shape.
The federal minister assured the transporters of providing maximum relief and early resolution of their complaints about “weigh stations”.
State-of-the-art and minimum human resource weigh stations will be built on all motorways, the minister added.
“Goods transporters expressed their gratitude to Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan and paid tribute to him for handling all matters effectively,” read the statement.
