Day: June 8, 2021

KARACHI: A shutter-down strike was observed in many cities and towns of Sindh on the call of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Muhaz (JSQM) against the arrest and alleged disappearance of its Chairman Sannan Khan Qureshi.

 

In Karachi, shops, markets, and other business activities were shut in Gulshan-e-Hadid and several Malir areas. The business community closed the shops in response to the JSQM’s shutter-down strike call.

 

In Hyderabad, strike was observed in Sindhis dominated areas, including Qasimabad. The markets and shops were closed. The traffic remained thin in these areas. The strike was also observed in Jamshoro town of Sindh.

 

Separately, the shutter-down strike was also observed in Sakrand, Nawabshah, Qazi Ahmed, Larkana, Ratodero, Saeedabad, Bhittshah, Moro, Thatta and other cities of Sindh. The activists of JSQM took out rallies in various cities demanding release of Sanan.

 

However, JSQM Senior Vice Chairman Amjad Khan Mahesar approached Sindh High Court (SHC) to file a petition against alleged disappearance of JSQM Chairman from his house in Gulshan-e-Hadid.

 

It may be noted that FIRs were lodged against nationalists, including, Ayaz Latfi Paleejo, Dr Qadir Magsi, Sayed Jalal Mehmood Shah, Sayed Zain Shah, Riaz Chandio, Gul Hassan Kalmati and Sajjad Hussain Chandio after violence took place during a protest sit-in against Bahria Town in Karachi on Sunday, 06 June.

 

The sit-in was held under the banner of the Sindh Action Committee (SAC), an alliance of nationalist and political parties against the alleged illegal occupation of villagers’ lands in Malir by Bahria Town Karachi. The protesters dispersed after shops, markets, and entrance gate of Bahria Town were set ablaze by angry men and protesters were teargassed and baton charged. SAC leadership rejected the allegations of setting ablaze the shops and markets of Bahria and they termed it a conspiracy to stop their struggle against the mega project.

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called out Prime Minister Imran Khan for his incompetence regarding Pakistan’s economic policies. Speaking on the economic catastrophe, the PTI government has caused, Chairman PPP cautioned the nation of turbulent times ahead if quick action was not taken against the reigning government.

 

In a statement issued from the Media Cell Bilawal House Tuesday, Bilawal stated, “There is no bread to eat, no clothes to wear, no roof over one’s head, and Imran Khan says “ghabrana nahin hai”. How can you ask the nation not to worry during such devastating circumstances?” he questioned.

 

He said, “Wheat is available, but flour is expensive, sugarcane is available, but sugar prices are out of control. Is this not the result of Imran Khan’s mafia patronage?” he asked. He said: “The economy was also severely damaged when the selected PM raised cotton prices. This was the highest price level Pakistan saw in the last 11 years.”

 

Speaking on the new crisis Imran Khan has created for the country; Chairman PPP demanded the PTI government take note of the plight of the poor.

 

PTI provides no relief to the common man, the salaried, and pensioners in the budget. Their only target is to correct the erroneous GDP figures,” said Bhutto. “Every fifth person in the country has lost his job, or his income has decreased during Imran Khan’s rule. Every year, the sabotaged budget works against the relief of the poor and for the benefit of the PM’s cronies.”

 

The PPP chairman also warned the PTI government that those injustices would not continue for long since everyone’s eyes are on the GDP figures. “If the GDP increases, there will be a surge in employment opportunities for the youth,” he said, “But Imran Khan’s Photoshopped GDP surge tells the tale of cascading unemployment.”

 

Revealing the ineptitude of PTI, Chairman PPP also said that 50% of the people were suffering from poverty during Pervez Musharraf’s dictatorship regime. Today, Imran Khan has brought back the country to the path PPP took it out from.

 

“Apart from Pakistan Peoples Party, no other political party has been able to formulate a public-friendly budget benefitting the common man, the salaried, and the pensioners,” declared Bilawal. “If Pakistan’s sinking economy is to be saved, we must get rid of Imran Khan’s government.”