Businesses panic as transporters’ strike ‘cripples’ supply chains |
KARACHI: Businessmen fear economic activity in the port city and the province will come to a standstill and local production will shut down due to a nine-day-old cargo transporters’ strike, which has disrupted the movement of goods across the province.
Representatives of multiple business bodies urged the Sindh government to intervene and address the situation stemming from the strike, which has a crippling impact on industrial production and supply chains.
In a letter to the Sindh chief minister, Overseas Investors Chambers of Commerce Industry (OICCI) Secretary General Abdul Aleem said the situation was a very serious concern for the industry and commerce in the country.
He said he had raised this matter on Dec 12 with the Punjab and Sindh chief secretaries, but it partially eased the situation in Punjab only. However, the situation in Sindh and Karachi port, inward and outward movement of goods, has remained unchanged, he added.
“Many of our........