Pakistan’s nationwide goods transport strike has entered its seventh day, causing an estimated Rs. 50 billion loss to the economy, according to transporters’ chairman Muhammad Owais Chaudhry.
Chaudhry said the nationwide wheel-jam strike continued even on Independence Day, as transporters kept up pressure on the government to accept their demands.
Transporters Say Demands Are “Legal and Constitutional”
Chaudhry described the transporters’ demands as legal and constitutional and called on the government to take practical steps to resolve the dispute. He said talks between the government and transporters are ongoing, but no concrete course of action has been agreed upon so far.
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No End Without Concrete Action, Chairman Says
Chaudhry said transporters would not call off the strike based on assurances alone, insisting on actual implementation of measures that address their concerns.
He said the strike would continue until the government formally accepts the transporters’ demands and takes practical steps to implement them.
Despite the standoff, Chaudhry said the transport community was praying for Pakistan’s progress, prosperity, and a stronger economy on the occasion of Independence Day.
