Faryal's VIP protocol paralyses Hyd: MQM-P

Criticises PPP's 'feudal-style' governance, VIP culture

HYDERABAD:

Muttahida Qaumi Move-ment-Pakistan (MQM-P) lawmakers have criticised the extensive security and protocol arrangements made during Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Faryal Talpur's private visit to Hyderabad, saying the measures brought half the city to a standstill at a time when residents were already suffering from lack of basic facilities including water shortage, power and gas outages.

The MQM-P legislators Rashid Khan Advocate, Engineer Sabir Hussain Qaimkhani and Nasir Hussain Qureshi said that the extraordinary protocol arrangements caused severe inconvenience to citizens, disrupted daily life and deprived daily-wage workers of their livelihoods. They said road closures made it difficult for employees, students, patients, traders and labourers to reach their destinations and workplaces.

They pointed out that daily-wage earners, who depend on their everyday income to feed their families, lost an entire day's wages because of roadblocks and restrictions on movement.