Transporters threaten to block motorway

SWABI: Office-bearers of Driver Union and Public Transport Association district Swabi on Wednesday threatened to block the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway at Swabi Interchange if their demands were not met till Friday.

Addressing a press conference at Swabi Press Club, they said that the government would be responsible for any untoward incidents as they had tried their best to solve the issues through talks but to no avail.

Waqif Khan, president of the association, said that the officials of the National Highway Authority (NHA) and Motorway Police have warned the transporters of Swabi, Mardan and Peshawar that they would not be allowed to travel on the Motorway if they didn’t remove their CNG kits.