Bureau Report
KARACHI: The Karachi transporters’ association warned to operate their vehicles in the city on May 5 in protest against the Sindh government’s Covid-19 induced lockdown if their demands were not met.
Karachi Transport Alliance (KTA) President Irshad Bukhari said transport services will be resumed and the responsibility for whatever law and order situation follows will lie with the provincial government. He said the transporters were not afraid of getting arrested, if that is how the Sindh government decided to deal with the matter.
He maintained that due to the lockdown, transporters and workers have been facing starvation. Bukhari believed the provincial government was trying to gain international fame by putting Sindh under lockdown.
Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday met with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and discussed coronavirus situation in the province, newsme reported. Both the leaders discussed provincial government measures for combating coronavirus pandemic. Sindh chief minister briefed PPP chairman about the steps taken by Sindh govt in the fight against coronavirus. Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho also informed Bilawal Bhutto about the measures being taken by the provincial health department to combat the spread of Covid-19 cases.
