KARACHI: Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) has demanded to either allow buses on road or announce relief package for them amid coronavirus pandemic.
The demand came during a meeting between a delegation of Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI)) who called on the Sindh Minister for Education Saeed Ghani today (Tuesday).
The delegation was led by its President Irshad Bokhari. They apprised the provincial minister about the problems and issues faced by them due to lockdown.
The delegation also demanded to formulate standard operation procedures (SOPs) for the transporters under which they could resume their business activities.
In this regard, Saeed Ghani said that the government was taking all the measures in order to ensure the safety of the people from the coronavirus.
While denying permission to transporters, he said, “We could not take any risk that could lead to the spread of the coronavirus.”
The provincial minister further said that the doctors and paramedics were working tirelessly without caring for their lives only to save peoples’ lives.
Earlier on April 20, Sindh Transport Minister Syed Awais Shah summoned meeting of the transporters to discuss problems being faced by the transporters amid lockdown.
On March 23, Sindh Transport Minister Awais Shah ban on intra-city as well as inter-city public transport across the province.
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