ZAC announces wheel jam in Balochistan

The committee issued a stern warning to convene a meeting on November 3 if electricity is not restored

QUETTA:

The Zameendar Action Committee (ZAC) has declared a wheel jam strike scheduled for November 2, affecting the entire Balochistan province.

The committee issued a stern warning that unless electricity services are restored, an executive meeting will convene on November 3, during which a comprehensive action plan concerning a march to Islamabad will be finalized, with a prolonged sit-in planned for D Chowk.

The ZAC called upon the public, as well as political, religious, nationalist groups, lawyers’ organizations, transporters, and business communities in the province, urging their active participation in this protest movement. They also extended an invitation to the media to investigate the challenges faced by landowners, with the aim of shedding light on their struggles.

This decision was reached during an emergency meeting of the executive members of the Zameendar Action Committee, held at MPA Hostel under the chairmanship of Malik Nasir Ahmad Shahwani.

Attendees included members like Haji Abdul Rahman Bazai, Haji Wali Muhammad Rezani, Syed Abdul Qahar Agha, Haji Abdul Jabbar Kakar, Haji Kazim Khan Achakzai, among others.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 27^th, 2023.