The CNG strike entered its sixth day and the transport strike continued for the second day in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, while citizens from all over the country protested on the roads, Express News reported on Tuesday.
Despite the fulfillment of their demands by the government, the CNG association has announced that the strike will continue.
The road connecting Islamabad and Rawalpindi remained blocked by protesters for four hours. In the Faizabad area of Rawalpindi, the police resorted to aerial firing, baton charging and shelling to disperse protestors.
The protesters also pelted the police with stones.
The CNG association in Islamabad planned to hold a sit-in outside the parliament and to have talks with the government over the current gas crisis; however, no government representative showed up at the parliament. The sit-in could also not be held as the protesters were blocked from entering any area leading towards the parliament.
Protest in Peshawar
In Peshawar, around 1,500 rickshaw drivers protested at the Faqirabad Chowk for the release of Rickshaw Union President Amanullah, who was earlier arrested by the police. They also demanded the return of the confiscated rickshaws. The drivers have planned to move towards GT Road to put forward their demands to the higher authorities.
The police baton charged the rickshaw drivers during the protest to disperse them and to stop them from moving towards the GT Road.
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In the end, its the poor who are suffering the most. PPP you will have to pay for this.
please give us good managers
it is mismanagement, lack of planning and vision on part of our inept leadership!
This is not the first time we have had energy riots.
The problem has not been fixed. Indeed, it has gotten a lot worse.
It has nothing to do with the IMF.
thank god,there is no CNG outages in karachi.only closure is at night time when all offices and banks are closed so there's no need for CNG that much.sui gas in kitchens is also coming at full pressure without fail.so,somethings do work in our country.hopefully,things will get better for people in other provinces as well.
IMF policies are winning. Try achieving independent energy source and see World Bank, IMF "experts" and Hitllary Clinton come to Pakistan to tell how bad it is.