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Transport Strike Disrupts Operations at Port Qasim

Negotiations between goods transporters and the government remain stalled as strikes enter a third day, impacting cargo movement nationwide.

11 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Archive photo: Transport Strike Disrupts Operations at Port Qasim — Archive photoPhoto: Muhammad Saqib Khan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

A strike by goods and oil transporters has continued for a third day, disrupting cargo movement across Pakistan. The wheel-jam strike has significantly affected operations at Port Qasim, according to reports from local media.

Negotiations between the transporters and the government were ongoing late Monday night, but no agreement was reached. The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has offered to mediate in the discussions, as the deadlock persists.

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