ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance President Malik Shahzad Awan has expressed strong reaction to the increase in the prices of petroleum products.
In a statement, Malik Shahzad Awan said transporters across Pakistan strongly condemn the increase in the prices of petroleum products, and also announce a five percent increase in goods transport fares.
The federal government should announce the abolition of toll tax, withholding tax, and motorway and traffic police challans, he demanded.
He said due to ‘wrong’ policies of the federal government, several thousand of ‘our transporters are parking their vehicles, the prices of petroleum products are being continuously increased and no relief is being given to goods transporters, the subsidy of Rs80,000 being given by the federal government to truck trailers is very low.’
Shahzad Awan said: “Due to continuous increase in the prices of petroleum products, one round of our trailer costs Rs200,000 additional, our trailers are making 4 trips in a month, our expenses have increased by Rs800,000, due to the continuous increase in the prices of petroleum products, inflation in the country is also increasing.”
The President of the Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance added said that in the larger interest of the country, vehicles are running at a loss.
“Our transport business is greatly affected by the war situation. If the federal government does not review its policies, Pakistan’s transport will come to a standstill,” he said.
