Goods transporters have announced another 5 percent increase in freight charges after a sharp rise in petrol and diesel prices.
President of the All Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance Malik Shehzad Awan said diesel prices had increased by Rs20 per litre while petrol prices had risen by Rs24 per litre over the last four days.
He said fuel prices had already increased by up to Rs23 per litre between August 20 and September 7.
Malik Shehzad Awan criticised the government’s decision to revise petroleum prices on a daily basis, calling it unacceptable.
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He recalled that during the nationwide strike from August 8 to 17, the petroleum minister had assured transporters that fuel prices would not be revised every day.
According to him, transporters had agreed to postpone their nationwide strike for 40 days after receiving assurances from the federal and provincial governments.
He warned that transporters across the country would launch another strike if the government failed to honour its commitments.
He said the government had requested 40 days to address the transporters’ concerns, and the deadline is due to expire next week.