The President of Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance, Malik Shehzad Awan, reacted strongly to the rise in petroleum product prices and announced a 20% increase in freight charges across the country.
Malik Shehzad said that in the past two months, diesel prices have risen by Rs 78 per liter and petrol by Rs 68 per liter, causing a significant increase in transporters’ expenses. He added that if the fuel price hikes were unavoidable, the federal government should consider reducing toll taxes and other levies to provide some relief to transporters.
He further noted that despite the country’s fragile economic situation, transporters continue to support import, export, and business activities. However, continuous increases in petroleum prices affect not only transporters but every Pakistani and trigger a new wave of inflation.
The president of the Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance further demanded that the Federal govt and provincial govts of Punjab and Sindh
have made agreements with the transporters in past should immediately implement the agreements made with transporters.
Otherwise, if the policies are not reviewed, transport operations across Pakistan will be shut down and the federal government will bear full responsibility.
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