The ongoing strike by goods transporters entered its third day on Wednesday, and the supply of goods from Karachi to other cities across Pakistan has been halted completely.
The goods transporters announced that they will not turn away till the acceptance of their Charter of Demands.
Unloading of goods at ports, factories, godowns, and mills is also suspended due to the strike of goods transporters.
Earlier on December 8, 2025, transporters in Karachi announced a wheel-jam strike against the Traffic Ordinance 2025.
Malik Shehzad Awan, President of the Pakistan Goods Transport Alliance, said only trucks and containers carrying export goods would be allowed to reach the port.
After unloading, all vehicles and containers will stop in protest.
Awan added that their drivers were sent to lockup despite their demand to withdraw FIRs, prompting the strike.
At present, trucks, dumpers, containers, and other heavy vehicles are parked at the Karachi Truck Stand.
The strike will continue until the federal, Punjab, and Sindh governments meet the transporters’ demands.
Transporters warn of re-emergence of crisis
Pakistan Mini Mazda Association president Chaudhry Tanveer Ahmad Jutt has warned the Punjab government that a crisis situation will arise soon due to strike of goods transporters.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore against the implementation of Traffic Ordinance 2025, Chaudhry Tanveer Ahmed Jutt said the Minister of Transport was told during negotiations to stop the implementation of the ordinance and if the implementation had stopped, the strike would have been ended.
He said the Minister of Transport was told to consult with the Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in this regard.
Tanveer Jutt said after some time of negotiations, the statement of the senior minister was heartbreaking.
He said after the negotiations, the fines have increased further.
Chaudhry Tanveer said this is the biggest strike in history at the moment which can cause a shortage of food, drink items and medicines in the markets.
Chief Minister has been misguided by bureaucracy and I request her to consider our suggestions, he said.
He said transporters are not completely opposed to this ordinance because this is not 100 percent wrong.
Good laws have been made regarding violation of one-way, helmets and overspeeding, Tanveer Jutt added.
He said exports and imports have been affected though it will take a few days for the effects of the goods transport strike.
Our demands should be accepted before billions of rupees are lost, Tanveer Jutt said.
He demanded that the stiff fines for commercial vehicles should be withdrawn.
He said no stakeholders were taken into confidence at the time of the issuance of the ordinance.
