Oil transporters have gone on strike by suspending supply and distribution of petroleum products across the country.
The step has been taken due to hike in supply through pipeline, which transports petroleum products from Karachi to other parts of the country.
According to the Oil Tankers Contractors Association, the strike has caused the suspension of supply of petroleum products up to 90 per cent. A representative of the association, Suleman Tareen, has said that the petrol supply via the white line pipeline on a high level after the supply of diesel through this means has deeply affected the oil transporter’s business.
“The white line pipeline, which has been supplying petrol since 2021, is going to destroy our business; therefore we appeal to the government to give us a share in operating the vehicles it has made under the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) contract,” Tareen said.
