KARACHI: The largest sea port of the country faces huge loss after the boat pilots goes on strike against their demands.
According to the details, the boat pilots of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has called on a strike against their demands specially allowances which are not being paid by the administration despite several times promises.
The source in Karachi Port Trust (KPT) informed Customs Today that the boat pilots who are the backbone in anchoring the vessels were on Go Slow strike against their demands but after several times promises the administrations did not paid any attention to fulfill it.
After a long wait and watch policy the Pilots of the boats responsible for anchoring the vessel called on strike against their demands. The administration is now seeking the pilots as not a single pilot is present to fulfill the duty.
Due to the strike called by the boats of the pilot the activity at Karachi Port Trust (KPT) is on halt whereas the vessels are waiting for their arrival as well as departure on the other hand few vessels are also waiting at the off port area.
It is pertinent to mention here that the boats pilots are the main source who knew about the channels of the sea port. After the arrival of any vessel the boat pilots is the key official who anchors the vessels in the right direction after which the discharging or the loading of the goods starts.
The strikes of the boat pilots have now entered the second day and the vessels are in standstill position where as no breakthrough has been reported after several promises of the administration to fulfill the demands of the pilots.
