Aftermath: Traders mourn Haji Haleem Jan’s killing
Police officials claim two suspects have been arrested
PESHAWAR:
Although shops and businesses in Qissa Khwani Bazaar remained open on Wednesday, traders were seen with black bands tied around their arms to mourn the killing of Haji Haleem Jan.
Jan, a senior trader, was shot dead a day earlier by unidentified gunmen. As a result, traders had shut down all markets and shops within the Walled City. They have given the government a three-day deadline to arrest Jan’s killers.
A large number of traders have urged the provincial government to arrest the culprit and provide security to businessmen to ward off threats from extortionists.
Police officials claim two suspects have been arrested and the K-P government
has directed the police to submit a detailed report in this regard.
“We will stop paying taxes to the federal and provincial governments if they cannot provide us protection,” said Zafar Shinwari, a trader.
He added they pay millions of rupees in taxes every year.
“This should be spent on the welfare and protection
of the traders,” he said. “But it has not been used for this purpose.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 11th, 2016.
Although shops and businesses in Qissa Khwani Bazaar remained open on Wednesday, traders were seen with black bands tied around their arms to mourn the killing of Haji Haleem Jan.
Jan, a senior trader, was shot dead a day earlier by unidentified gunmen. As a result, traders had shut down all markets and shops within the Walled City. They have given the government a three-day deadline to arrest Jan’s killers.
A large number of traders have urged the provincial government to arrest the culprit and provide security to businessmen to ward off threats from extortionists.
Police officials claim two suspects have been arrested and the K-P government
has directed the police to submit a detailed report in this regard.
“We will stop paying taxes to the federal and provincial governments if they cannot provide us protection,” said Zafar Shinwari, a trader.
He added they pay millions of rupees in taxes every year.
“This should be spent on the welfare and protection
of the traders,” he said. “But it has not been used for this purpose.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 11th, 2016.