KARACHI: Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Chairman Vice Admiral (r) Shafqat Jawed has expressed concern over the pack situation of the seaport.
According to the source, the chairman presided over a high level meeting and discussed the current situation and the strike of the goods transporters. Sources informed Customs Today that during the meeting, officers of the seaport as well as the entire stakeholder briefed the chairman on the current situation caused by the strike.
The officer informed the chairman that the matter is sub-judice and nothing can be done until the orders of the court as the mayor Karachi has submitted a plea in the Sindh High Court against the entrance of the heavy vehicles in the city, source informed.
Chairman Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Vice Admiral (r) Shafqat Jawed showing concern directed the officers to chalk out a plan and make suitable arrangement at the sea port for the entrance and exit of the heavy vehicle after the strike come to an end, source further said.
The officer and shareholder assured chairman KPT that they will personally hold meetings with the goods transporters to break the ice and normalize the situation at the sea port as soon as possible, the source revealed.
During the meeting the Chairman KPT seemed optimistic for early solution of the goods transporters strike as not only the sea port but the country economy is bearing billions of rupees loss, the source further added.
