All export and import clearing process was remained suspended at Torkham border as strike of clearing agents continued on third consecutive day on Wednesday. In this connection a massive protest rally was organized in Landi Kotal Bazaar that was attended by hundreds of clearing workers along with large numbers of volunteers of Khyber Political Alliance and local tribesmen.
The agitators were holding banners inscribed with slogans in favour of their demands and chanted full-throat slogans, like "WeBOC is unacceptable," "go NLC go" etc, marched from Hospital Square to Bacha Chowk where it turned into a public gathering.
Addressing on the occasion speakers including Chairman clearing agents association, Torkham Mirajuddin Shinwari, criticized the authorities for implementation of WeBOC system in custom center Torkham for clearing process and declared economical assassination of the tribal, adding National Logistic Cell (NLC) was the real performer behind the anti-tribesmen policy to take hold of the whole business of Torkham border.
They added that earlier on pretext of security handcarts were banned on the border and then barriers were erected in front of all private business centers in Torkham bazaar left thousands of local tribal jobless and now with introduction of WeBOC system, the lonely functional activity of the tribesmen ie, goods clearing process has been shut down.
"Security of job is State responsibility but ironically in tribal region it is upside down as NLC deprive the tribal of their legal works by restricting all privates business in Torkham", they remarked.
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