PTI march fears disrupt freight traffic

Summary

• Transport operators say they fear their vehicles and shipping containers could be requisitioned by authorities for security arrangements ahead of the October 4 march.
• Rana Mohammad Aslam, president of the Karachi Goods Carrier Association, said authorities had started stopping freight vehicles weeks before the originally scheduled September 27 march.
• Transporters said more than 2,000 vehicles were requisitioned in September ahead of the protest, with some remaining loaded with cargo for several days.

AI Generated Summary

Concerns over the PTI’s planned long march have disrupted freight movement between Karachi and northern parts of the country, with many truckers reluctant to travel towards Punjab.

Transport operators say they fear their vehicles and shipping containers could be requisitioned by authorities for security arrangements ahead of the October 4 march.