Srinagar, Dec. 14 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Transporters Welfare Association on Saturday withdrew its proposed strike scheduled for December 15 following a meeting with the Transport minister at the Jammu Secretariat.

News agency KNT quoted the general secretary of the Association, Sheikh Muhammad Yousuf, as saying that the decision to call off the strike was taken after the minister assured them that their "genuine and long-pending demands" would be addressed in a time-bound manner.

The meeting was held after the transporters had earlier announced a strike to press for the resolution of multiple issues affecting the sector.

According to Yousuf, the key demands raised during the meeting included rationalisation of road taxes, relief fro...