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Mal ve Akaryakıt Taşımacılarının Grevi İhracatı Vurdu

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Pakistan genelinde mal ve akaryakıt taşımacılarının başlattığı grev, Cumartesi günü itibarıyla sanayi ve ihracat tedarik zincirlerini etkilemeye başladı. Karaçi'deki limanlara kargo hareketi durma noktasına gelirken, 400 binden fazla aracın seferi askıya alındı. Taşımacılar, hükümetle görüşme yapılmadan grevi sonlandırmayacaklarını belirtiyor. Eylemin ülke ekonomisine ve özellikle ihracat sektörüne olumsuz yansımaları büyüyor. Yetkililer henüz bir çözüm yol haritası açıklamadı. Grev, Pakistan'ın kırılgan ekonomik dengelerini yeniden gündeme taşıdı. Lojistik aksamalar nedeniyle üretim yavaşlarken, ihracat taahhütlerinin zamanında yerine getirilememesi riski ortaya çıktı. Taşımacıların talepleri netlik kazanmazken, sektör temsilcileri sorunun ivedilikle çözülmesi çağrısı yaptı.

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Started 09 Aug, 02:26 3 events Updated 11 Aug
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latest: 11 Aug
  1. Economic09 Aug, 02:26

    Goods, oil transporters’ strike threatens industry, exports

    Karachi, Pakistan

    KARACHI: Goods carriers remain parked in Mauripur on Saturday, disrupting cargo movement to and from the city’s ports.—Online • Movement of over 400,000 goods-carrying vehicles suspended • Transporters refuse to end strike before talks with govt KARACHI: A countrywide strike by goods transporters and oil tankers started affecting industrial and export supply chains on Saturday, with operators vowing to continue the protest until the outcome of talks with the government on Monday, while manufacturers warned that prolonged disruption could halt production and jeopardise export commitments. Pakistan Goods Transporters Alliance Chairman Nisar Hussain Jafry told Dawn that “our countrywide strike will continue as our leadership intends to meet the ministers concerned with petroleum, transport and ports on Monday”. He said the movement of more than 400,000 goods-carrying vehicles, ranging from small to large, had been suspended from Saturday until the outcome of Monday’s meeting. “We have already unloaded our containers at the ports,” he said. Mr Jafry said goods transporters were striking over multiple issues, including the government’s recently introduced daily fuel price mechanism. “We are dissatisfied with the daily fuel price fixation introduced by the government, which is only creating problems,” he said. Since intercity movement of vehicles takes between one and three days, transporters and industries cannot make firm commitments on transportation charges because of daily changes in fuel prices, he said. Mr Jafry urged the government to restore the monthly fuel price mechanism and reduce withholding tax on transporters to 2pc from 7pc, noting that oil carriers were paying 2pc withholding tax on services. He said the government and goods transporters had signed a charter of demands in December 2025, but the commitments made under it had yet to be fulfilled. Mr Jafry also complained about the number of toll plazas, saying they had been established at intervals of around 30km and that transporters were perturbed over high toll rates. Transporters were also facing issues related to parking of heavy vehicles in areas surrounding the ports and driving licences, he added. Supply-chain disruption Already struggling with high production costs, industrialists warned that the nationwide strike by goods transporters could further disrupt industrial activity if supplies of raw materials remained suspended. They cautioned that prolonged disruption in cargo movement could paralyse factories, derail production schedules and jeopardise export commitments, ultimately affecting employment and the overall economy. SITE Association of Industry President Abdul Rehman Fudda said the strike had created an alarming situation for manufacturers. “The entire production system depends on timely supply of raw materials and delivery of finished goods. If factories fail to receive essential inputs, production will stall, while delays in dispatching finished products will worsen financial stress for industries,” he said. The export sector was already grappling with multiple challenges, Mr Fudda said, warning that if export consignments failed to reach buyers on time because of the transporters’ strike, industries could face penalties, price cuts or claims for damages. He urged the government to intervene urgently and resolve the dispute through negotiations with goods transporters. “Authorities must act before the situation escalates to the point where the country’s industry and supply chain collapse entirely. If the strike prolongs, the damage will extend beyond manufacturers — affecting exports, jobs and overall economic activity,” he said. Mr Fudda also called for immediate relief measures for the industrial sector, warning that rising production costs, expensive energy and policy uncertainty were putting the survival of industries at serious risk. He said escalating electricity and gas tariffs, rising production costs, high financing expenses and the absence of consistent economic policies had significantly undermined industrial activity. Despite these challenges, he said, the business community continued to keep the wheels of the economy moving, adding that further neglect of the industrial sector would be against the country’s economic interests. He called on the government to ensure energy supplies at competitive tariffs, simplify the tax regime, expedite payment of pending refunds, improve the ease of doing business and introduce investor-friendly policies. Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2026

    Dawn – Home
  2. Economic11 Aug, 02:43

    Goods, oil transporters strike continues

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    KARACHI: A driver passes between trucks parked at the Shireen Jinnah colony terminal, as a wheel-jam strike called by goods transporters affected the movement of cargo across the country for a third consecutive day. Talks between transporters and the government are expected to continue today.—PPI • Next round of talks with govt today • KCCI offers to mediate between both sides ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Talks between striking transporters and the government continued until late Monday night with both sides holding firm on their demands as the deadlock persisted, mainly over fuel pricing and taxes. The next round of negotiations will be held today. As oil tankers, edible oil tankers, trailers, goods transport trucks, etc. went off the road on Friday night ahead of the scheduled strike from Saturday, the government offered talks with the collective body of the striking transporters. As the first round of talks held on Monday morning remained inconclusive with both sides unwilling to yield any ground, the second round of negotiations commenced later in the afternoon. The transporters have presented three main demands, each related to different ministries. The first demand, to increase the permissible weight for 10-wheeler vehicles to 35 tonnes from the current 27.5 tonnes, as well as reduce toll tax rates, relates to the National Highways Authority (NHA) and the communications ministry. The other demand was that diesel pricing should be revised on a monthly basis, as daily price revisions disturb their business planning. The third demand of the transporters relates to customs duties and income tax. The government side was jointly led by Communi­cations Minister Aleem Khan and Petro­leum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik. It included relevant officers from the FBR, ministries, ports and shipping, federal secretaries, and transport secretaries of the four provinces. Meanwhile, the strikers gathered under the platform of the All Pakistan Goods Transport Ittehad alliance, which includes representatives of various associations. The spokesman for the alliance, Advo­cate Moham­mad Owais Chaudhry, told Dawn that negotiations between the transporters and the government were underway, but no decision had been reached so far. “We have clearly presented our position before the government and will not show any flexibility on it,” he said. He added that the government had to accept the transporters’ demands for the strike to end. Meanwhile, a senior official in the government negotiating team said the daily fuel adjustment had been made due to volatility in international markets and was not a local issue. However, the government was considering lowering toll tax for heavy vehicles, while the axle load could also be amended. KCCI offer In Karachi, businessmen and exporters have warned that continued suspension of cargo movement would hit industrial production, supply chains, exports and the country’s overall economic activities. Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muhammad Rehan Hanif, in a statement issued on Monday, urged the federal as well as all provincial governments to immediately engage representatives of the transport sector at the highest level. He warned that any prolonged disruption in the movement of goods and petroleum products could have a cascading impact on industrial production, availability of raw materials, delivery of finished products, fuel supplies, domestic commerce and export shipments. He asked stakeholders in the transport sector to consider the enormous damage being caused to the country by the strike. He urged them to call off the strike in the larger interest of Pakistan, expressing hope that the government would engage with them and that their legitimate demands could be discussed and resolved through negotiations. “The KCCI is ready to play its role as a mediator,” Mr Hanif said. Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) Chairman Fawad Anwar, in a letter to the prime minister, said the strike from Saturday could severely affect Pakistan’s textile and apparel supply chains and export shipments. He highlighted that Pakistan’s textile and apparel industry relies heavily on uninterrupted transportation to move imported and locally sourced raw materials to manufacturing units and to ensure finished export consignments reach ports on time. The PTC chairman acknowledged that the transporters’ demands involved matters requiring coordination among different levels and departments of the government. However, he cautioned that the economic cost of the continuing deadlock would increase with every passing day. He requested PM Shehbaz Sharif to bring the relevant government authorities and representatives of the transport sector together to secure an early resolution of the strike. Published in Dawn, August 11th, 2026

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  3. Diplomatic11 Aug, 14:48

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

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    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 legal” demands. “We are ready to continue negotiations with the government, but the nationwide wheel-jam strike will continue until our demands are practically accepted,” he said. Chaudhry said the transporters had now decided to move to their main protest camp to Karachi, adding that the minister and other authorities would have to travel to the city for further talks. The transporters’ key demands included effective and uniform implementation of the legally prescribed axle-load limit, relief in taxes, revision of diesel prices on a monthly basis instead of frequent changes, and resolution of other issues confronting the goods transport sector. Chaudhry said the doors for negotiations remained open as the transporters wanted a peaceful resolution to their problems. However, he made it clear that the strike would not be called off until the government accepted their demands. “The wheel-jam strike will continue until our demands are accepted,” he reiterated.

    Dawn – Pakistan

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