Lead Report
KHYBER AGENCY:The transport communities of Pakistan and Afghanistan observed wheel jam strike on both sides of Torkham border on Tuesday against what they said illicit taxes,charging by authorities of the both countries.Due to strike transporting of goods from Pakistan to Afghanistan and vice versa was suspended.
The representatives of transporters were on the view that Afghan border security officials collected five thousand Afghanis as land tax in addition with money grabbing from them at scores of checkpoints in Afghanistan. Similarly they added, the Pak officials only from Kakhano markets to Torkham border snatched Rs.17000 from each trucks which was injustice to them.
All Pakistan Transport Union President,Shakir Afridi told that both the neighboring countries had billions rupees trade that had provided jobs to thousands of peoples on the both sides of the border but ironically,the truckers who transported the merchandise commodities had been fleecing with their both hands by the Pak and Afghan officials from Karachi to Kabul.He stressed upon the Pak-Afghan authorities to initiate positive steps in that regards to further boost business ties of the two countries.
The transport communities threatened that if their grievance was not redress forthwith that would announce suspension of transporting of goods on both sides for indefinite period.
