'Eight Months Of Losses': Landi Kotal Transporters Seek Government Action On Stranded Vehicles

(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) Transporters and drivers from Landi Kotal, including Rehman Zeb, Ibad Wali, Muhammad Shah, Yar Gul, Murastyal, Hashmat Hussain, Mujahid Shinwari, Daulat Khan, Hajat Wali, Madad Khan, Kabirullah and Shireen Afridi, said during a press conference at the District Press Club Khyber Landi Kotal that their vehicles have been stranded in Afghanistan for the past eight months.

They said the situation has pushed thousands of families associated with the transport business towards severe financial hardship, while the vehicles are also being badly affected.

Speaking on the occasion, Rehman Zeb said that if keeping their vehicles stranded in Afghanistan serves Pakistan's national interest, they are willing to endure the situation further, provided the government compensates them appropriately and covers their losses.

The transporters urged the provincial and federal governments to take immediate steps to resolve their problems and ensure the safe return of their vehicles.

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They warned that otherwise they would block the repatriation process of Afghan refugees on the Pak-Afghan highway and would not allow any vehicle to cross the border until their stranded vehicles are brought back from Afghanistan.

Rehman Zeb further said that political and social figures, along with local residents, would support their protest, adding that only ambulances would be allowed to pass through the highway during the blockade.

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