14, July, 09, Karachi, transporters wheel-jam strike today, more planned unless government withdraws Petroleum Development Levy, which was initiated a day after the Supreme Court of Pakistan had suspended the recovery of carbon tax.
4 May, 09 Monday, Karachi, transporters Ittehad (KTI) demanding compensation to transporters whose vehicles were set fire during recent riots in city. KTI held emergency meeting yesterday with members of mini-buses, coach, trucks, taxi and rickshaws unions. Members expressed grave concern over the killing of 11 innocent drivers and torching of 29 vehicles on April 29. Government has given compensation to relatives of those killed and injured in the riots but not for transporters. Token strike May 8, and 15 May 09 indefinite strike.
29 April, 09 11 innocent drivers and torching of 29 vehicles
5 March, 09 Transit goods and Nato supplies were on the move again today between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan trucks had blocked border because of tax, torture by border guards and extortion of money.
2 march 09 Monday Pakistan truck drivers face new transit tax imposed by the Afghanistan government. An extra tax of INR3,600 ($45) per vehicle. 200 truck Pakistani drivers went on strike and parked on the border in protest. Afghanistan border policeman recommends Pakistan drivers unload truck contents and let an Afghanistan truck and driver take it from there! Nato trucks were crossing the border.
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9/30/08 Pakistan
Traffic police department determined to re-enforce ordinance to curb traffic violations regionaltimes.com/
8/27/08 Pakistan, week-long strike by lorry drivers at Pakistan's main port has ended after some confusion earlier on whether a settlement was taking effect, drivers representatives and goods traders said on Wednesday.uk.reuters.com
8/25/08 Pakistan KARACHI: The transporters’ strike entering day 7 today has caused a shortage of supply of certain essentials in the city. .dailytimes.com.pk
8/26/08 Karachi port lorry strike ends, after a 9-hour meeting, dailytimes.com.pk
8/24/08 Pakistan, Traders estimated that perishable goods worth millions of dollars have been stranded by the strike.
8/24/08 Pakistan, creating serious hardship for exporters and importers, besides inflicting huge losses to the national exchequer. dailytimes.com.pk8/23/08 Pakistan, KARACHI: The strike by transporters enters its fifth day today. transporters have parked almost 70,000 vehicles at different venues in city and on highways, hampering the transportation of goods, clothing, medicines and other essentials for the past three days. full srory dailytimes.com.pk
8/22/08 Pakistan, Karachi, Exports come to grinding halt: imported cargo Piling Up At Ports. apakistannews.com7/22/08 Pakistan, Karachi Transporters’ strike disrupts vegetable supply to Karachi Daily Times
15 July 08 Pakistan KTI representatives in a statement expressed their concern over the aforesaid summary and warned that this time around they would give strike call at night and there would be a complete wheel jam strike the next morning.thenews.com.pk
6 July 08, Pakistan, Karachi, Wheel-jam-strike would not be suspended. 11 and 12 July. sindhtoday.net
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