'Pakistan will be completely shut': Transporters announce strike Dec 19

Strike will continue until new traffic challan and fine system is withdrawn

RAWALPINDI:

The All Pakistan Transport Federation, Inter-City Transport Union, Inter-District Transport Union, Goods Transport, and pickup-and-drop unions for students and government employees have announced a complete strike on Friday, December 19, to protest heavy traffic fines, challans, vehicle impoundments and alleged harassment.

Transport federation leaders said that on December 19, goods and public transport from Khyber to Karachi will come to a standstill.

Bus, wagon and rail services, intra-city transport, markets, shopping areas, business centres, industrial units, factories, the banking sector, petrol pumps, government offices, educational institutions, wholesale markets, supply chains and goods transport will all remain closed.

They said the strike will continue until the new traffic challan and fine system is withdrawn.

Vice president and spokesperson Asif Khan, Lala Suhail and Tariq Khan said the government had not fulfilled any of its promises, and they were now moving towards a complete wheel-jam strike after consulting other sectors. "On December 19, Pakistan will be shut — completely shut," they said.