ISLAMABAD: The Oil Tankers Contractors Association (OTCA) stopped oil supply on Monday to the whole country as part of a strike which will continue till the acceptance of demands.

The oil tankers should be given quota from the white pipeline and fares should be increased, OTCA President Abidullah Afridi had demanded.

They are businessmen, and we pay taxes to the government and remained silent for five years in the interest of the country, however, the association also presented their issues to the authorities concerned, he added.

PD suspends tank lorries’ upgradation till inception of White Oil Pipeline

The owners of oil tankers have expressed fear over the commencement of newly-constructed, “White Pipeline” from Karachi to Mehmoodkot which may adversely affect the fuel transporters, especially diesel carriers, throughout the country.

With the start of the white pipeline, around 7,000 to 8,000 oil trucks are likely to become idle.

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