Tag: Transporters

Transporters reluctant to bring fares down despite lower fuel prices

Despite a reasonable cut in the prices of petroleum products and CNG, the public transport plying in twin cities were in no mood to...

CTP educating transporters to ensure safety

Education wing of city traffic police on the special instructions of Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Superintendent Police Syed Ishtiaq Hussain Shah is educating the...

Transporters demand seven-month dues before they resume NATO supplies

Despite a near agreement on resumption of NATO supply, government of Pakistan will have to face the transportation issue before the opening of the...

Citizens suffer as transporters strike over POL price hike

Citizens had to face severe hardship due to a simultaneous strike by transporters in Karachi, Lahore and some cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa on Tuesday...

Dacoits in guise of transporters arrested

Sabzi Mandi police on Wednesday busted two gangs of dacoits who in guise of transporters used to ply vehicle on various routes illegally and...

Transporters protest against abduction of truck drivers

Protesting the kidnapping of drivers, transporters blocked the National Highway near Sibi on Monday, causing great inconvenience for the motorists. A group of armed...

You might not be able to leave city!

Transporters have joined heads to launch a countrywide strike against recent hike in fuel prices and have also announced a 5 to 7 percent...

Karachi transporters to observe strike today

Transporters in Karachi have announced that none of their vehicles would run for passengers on Thursday. According to sources, they have taken this decision after...

Transporters revolt against shifting of terminal

Transporters revolting against the decision of the District Coordination Officer (DCO) for shifting Badami Bagh Bus Terminal to Thokar Niaz Beig Tuesday staged a...

Transporters taken by surprise, fined for violations

Islamabad Transport Authority Secretary Khawaja Maqbool Mustafa on Tuesday conducted a surprise traffic check on various routes and imposed heavy fines to transporters for...

Transporters to observe strike against CNG closure

Transporters announced to observe strike in Karachi against closure of CNG on Saturday, a private TV channel reported. Talking to the channel, Karachi Transport Ittehad...

Transporters increase fares before advent of Eid-ul-Azha

As people from twin cities started leaving to their native areas to celebrate eid with their loved ones, transporters have started fleecing them by...

Transporters fleecing passengers leaving for hometowns to celebrate Eid

In a bid to get full advantage of the Eid holidays, thousands of people on Friday thronged all the bus terminals to leave for...

‘Punjab govt threatening transporters not to help PTI’

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leaders Ahsan Rashid, Mian Azhar and Mahmood Rashid on Thursday accused the Punjab government of creating hurdles in way of the...

Transporters to observe one-hour strike daily

All Pakistan Public Transport Union (APPTU) announced that they will be staging a wheel jam strike daily for one hour against the continuing rise...

ITP unable to put a leash on public transporters

In spite of the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) having been established over six years ago with the aim of changing the attitude of public...

Transporters increase fares just before Eid

As people begin leaving for their hometowns to celebrate Eid, transporters have started fleecing them by increasing fares, while the authorities pay no heed...