KARACHI/LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: There has been mixed response to the shutter-down strike call, given by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) to register protest against rising inflation and the recent petroleum price hike in the Pakistan.
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Reports gathered by MM News from different parts of Metropolis as well as other districts across Pakistan show that an overwhelming majority of traders and businessmen opted to remain closed on Monday. However, it was not clear if the closure was a positive response to TLP’s call or was triggered by the ‘fear factor’.
There were scenes in Karachi’s Mai Kolachi/Sher Shah area where locals, carrying batons, blocked the road and were seen threatening car drivers.
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Shops and business centers remained closed on Monday in Kharadar, UP Mor, North Karachi, Malir and other parts of the city
Meanwhile, a protest was staged on the road leading from Baldia Town’s Qaim Khani Colony to Orangi Town. Demonstrators blocked the roads by setting tyres ablaze and placing other barriers.
A similar situation was seen in Orangi Town’s Raees Amrohi, with the road blocked with burning tyres.
Rejecting the strike call, all trade centres and markets remained open as per routine in Khushab, Wazirabad and elsewhere, as the traders association announced non-affiliation with the TLP’s strike call.
In the Federal capital territory of Islamabad, protesters took to the street, burnt tyres and blocked Lehtrar Road.
