Goods transporters cut freight charges by 5 percent
The All Pakistan Goods Transport Ittehad says the cut follows four to five days of petrol and diesel price reductions and wants prices lowered further.
The All Pakistan Goods Transport Ittehad announced a 5 percent cut in goods transport charges, saying the decision followed the fall in petrol and diesel prices over the past four to five days. Express News reported that the union's president, Malik Shehzad Awan, said in a statement that the reduction was decided in view of those price cuts.
Petrol now costs Rs352.59 a litre after a reduction of Rs9.41 a litre, and diesel Rs382.25 after a cut of Rs5.56 a litre, according to Express News, which gave both the new prices and the size of the freight cut.
Awan thanked the prime minister and the federal minister for petroleum for lowering petroleum product prices. He asked that petrol and diesel be cut further so the transport sector gets more relief.
The reduction applies to goods transport charges. The statement did not mention passenger fares. Neither report said when the new freight charges take effect, and neither set out how the 5 percent would apply across routes.
At the revised prices, diesel stays Rs29.66 a litre above petrol.
The Ittehad is an all-Pakistan association of goods transporters. Freight is a cost traders pay to move food, fuel and construction material between cities and provinces, and it forms part of what buyers pay for goods in the market.
How the reports differ
Express News gave the size of the cut, 5 percent, named the union's president Malik Shehzad Awan and carried the new petrol and diesel prices along with the amounts of the reductions. UrduPoint's headline reported that goods transporters had announced lower fares in view of the petroleum price cuts but carried no percentage. Both outlets tied the decision to price reductions over four to five days.
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