The All Pakistan Oil Tankers Contractors Association (APOTCA) has announced to go on strike to suspend petroleum products' supplies nationwide from Thursday (today) morning for an indefinite period.
The strike may lead to a shortage of petroleum products at fuel pumps, as they receive the supplies through the oil tankers from oil marketing companies' (OMCs) depots established in some cities across the country.
"There are rumours in circulation that we have called off the strike which is untrue," All Pakistan Oil Tankers Contractors Association President Abidullah Afridi told The Express Tribune.
"We would remain on strike until our demands are fully met," he added.
He also said that the oil tankers contractors and owners have invested billions of rupees to upgrade their vehicles to transport oil supplies from Karachi to the upcountry.
However, the OMC has laid White Oil Pipeline from Karachi to Punjab to transport oil to the upcountry.