KARACHI, March 7: Two major associations of transporters, the Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) and the Karachi Goods Carriers Association (KGCA), have threatened to observe a nationwide wheel-jam if the Sindh cabinet did not withdraw its decision to institute a non-bailable case against transport operators in the event of a road accident. It described the decision ‘a prejudiced step’.

KTI and KGCA said on Wednesday that they did not accept such a unilateral decision.They alleged that such rules were being introduced only in the Sindh and the aim seemed to be covering up the relevant authorities’ shortcomings.

Meanwhile, a combined meeting of various groups of transporters on Wednesday decided to postpone the proposed wheel-jam earlier announced by the UTS bus operators for Friday (March 8). It was announced that the strike was being put off for two weeks.—A Reporter