Govt opts for high-level talks as strike strains ports

Eight days into a strike by Pakistan's goods transporters, ports are beginning to back up with containers. As Dawn reports, federal and provincial officials—including Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan—are negotiating with strikers in Karachi. The transporters' core demand: cutting the withholding tax on goods transport from seven percent to two percent. The government has offered some concessions on parking and truck axle-load limits, but union leaders say they need concrete progress before ending the protest.

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