CNews KARACHI: Goods transporters strike which entered 5th day, has severely affected transportation of trade cargo at the two ports of Karachi, exporters and traders said Saturday.
Meanwhile Goods transporters in order to register their protest tried to block the super highway later police after deliberating on the issue regularize the traffic.
DG Operations Port Qasim Authority, Hasmat ullah Shah while talking to CNews said that five ships left port without cargo export.
Zubair Tufail, Vice President FPCCI said that owing to strike orders were remained in the factory and will effect export if these ready materials will not able to reach port in due period of time.
Whereas President KCCI, Shamim Shamsi warned that country is already in economic crisis and this strike will affect the economy negatively.
Chairman Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Bilal Mullah said the export consignments are piled up at factories for the last three days due to transporters’ strike.
Meanwhile, Chairman of Supreme Council of All Karachi Goods Transport Ittehad, Madad Khan Niazi has reiterated that strike will continue till the acceptance of their demands.
He threatened to cause a shutter down from Karachi to Khyber and from Lahore to Chamman if their demands were not met.
Madad Khan criticized detention of transport vehicles and arrest of drivers and cleaner by the police.
He said the transporters want security for their vehicles and merchandise.
Meanwhile Goods transporters in order to register their protest tried to block the super highway later police after deliberating on the issue regularize the traffic.
DG Operations Port Qasim Authority, Hasmat ullah Shah while talking to CNews said that five ships left port without cargo export.
Zubair Tufail, Vice President FPCCI said that owing to strike orders were remained in the factory and will effect export if these ready materials will not able to reach port in due period of time.
Whereas President KCCI, Shamim Shamsi warned that country is already in economic crisis and this strike will affect the economy negatively.
Chairman Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Bilal Mullah said the export consignments are piled up at factories for the last three days due to transporters’ strike.
Meanwhile, Chairman of Supreme Council of All Karachi Goods Transport Ittehad, Madad Khan Niazi has reiterated that strike will continue till the acceptance of their demands.
He threatened to cause a shutter down from Karachi to Khyber and from Lahore to Chamman if their demands were not met.
Madad Khan criticized detention of transport vehicles and arrest of drivers and cleaner by the police.
He said the transporters want security for their vehicles and merchandise.
