Lahore [Pakistan] December 9 (ANI): A province-wide transportation halt has begun in Punjab as goods transporters launched a wheel-jam strike to protest heavy traffic penalties and the newly implemented Motor Vehicle Ordinance 2025, Samaa TV reported.
The stoppage has disrupted movement of goods and public transport across several cities, leaving passengers stranded and businesses alarmed. Transporters say drivers face excessive fines, heavy penalties and unwarranted charges, and they demand the immediate repeal of the Motor Vehicle Ordinance 2025.
Chaudhry Maqbool, head of Punjab’s goods transporters association, warned the strike will continue until all demands are met, saying drivers regularly encounter unjustified charges that create financial and legal burdens, according to Samaa TV.
Goods-carrying vehicles have halted operations across the province. Depots in Sherakot, Lahore, were shut, and a total public transport strike was reported in Duniyapur and nearby towns. Bus stations stood empty as vehicles remained off roads. Kabirwala also experienced a full shutdown of buses and goods transport. Rickshaws and other alternatives were limited at bus depots, leaving many commuters unable to reach work or attend urgent commitments.
Last week, the All Pakistan Goods Transport Owners Association issued a December 8 deadline for authorities to respond to a 25-point list of demands, Samaa TV said. Associations argue the increased traffic penalties have placed an undue burden on drivers and owners and warned that supply of essential goods could be disrupted if their demands are not addressed.
Goods transport representatives demanded that heavy fines and legal cases be lifted or dropped, called for an end to targeted penalties, and sought approval of all 25 demands, including reverting the revised penalty structure, the report added. (ANI)
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