Friday, August 12, 2011

RISKS TRANSPORTING NATO SUPPLIES FROM PAKISTAN TO AFGANISTAN

LONG tankers that carries GP1 fuel that is basic need of american tanks, armored vehicles,power generators and other mechanized equipment at the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan.

tankers drivers relatively feel safer driving all the way from Karachi to Mianwali,but after that as they enter Khyber-pahktonkhwa danger grows of militant attacks.

because of increasing militant attacks on oil tankers the insurance companies have been changed their policies against oil tankers and they pay 12.5% less than actural price of tanker.

lets say a HINO truck cost Rs 4.5 million but transporter gets Rs 4 million from insurance company,but they also have to pay Rs 60,000to register the incident with the police while towing the burned vehicle by a crane to Karachi cost another Rs65,000.
whereas 32 wheeler trucks worth Rs 12.5 million.


in transport business income is reasonable but increase in militant attacks has taken gross from it. transporter gets
-Rs 11.5 per liter to carry fuel to Bagram.
-Rs 11 to Kabul and Tarinkot
-Rs  9 to Jalabad
-Rs 6.5 to Kandahar.






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