CNG strike: APCNGA chairman released after brief arrest
I-9 Islamabad police arrested Paracha in relation to FIR lodged against him earlier.
ISLAMABAD:
All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) chairman Ghayas Paracha was released after being arrested for around an hour on Thursday, reported Express News.
The I-9 Islamabad police had arrested Paracha in relation to an FIR lodged against him earlier.
A contingent of police was also deployed outside the police station in fear of a possible protest by CNG association members against the arrest.
The APCNGA has announced to shut down CNG stations across the country from June 6 and has threatened that the strike will continue indefinitely if the government goes ahead with the move to increase the price of compressed natural gas.
“Unfortunately, when they [the government] increase the price, consumers end up paying for it. But it is a loss for us as well,” Paracha had said.
All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) chairman Ghayas Paracha was released after being arrested for around an hour on Thursday, reported Express News.
The I-9 Islamabad police had arrested Paracha in relation to an FIR lodged against him earlier.
A contingent of police was also deployed outside the police station in fear of a possible protest by CNG association members against the arrest.
The APCNGA has announced to shut down CNG stations across the country from June 6 and has threatened that the strike will continue indefinitely if the government goes ahead with the move to increase the price of compressed natural gas.
“Unfortunately, when they [the government] increase the price, consumers end up paying for it. But it is a loss for us as well,” Paracha had said.