KARACHI: All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association (APOTA) Chairman Yousuf Shahwani has said that the countrywide strike will start from November 13.
Yousuf Shahwani said that Petroleum Division and Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) had recommended an increase in fares but the decision was never implemented.
He said that OGRA signed an agreement with Oil Tankers Association to increase fares. He informed that 20 per cent increase in fares on long routes and 64 per cent on local routes were recommended under the agreement. According to the agreement, rent would have to be applied from November 1.
