Shutter down strike observed in Quetta after attack on pilgrim bus

Businesses and markets remained closed and traffic on roads was at a minimum.


Web Desk June 29, 2012
Shutter down strike observed in Quetta after attack on pilgrim bus

QUETTA: Following the blast that killed 14 Shia pilgrims the previous day, a shutter down strike was observed in the city on the appeal of the Hazara Democratic Party, Express News reported on Friday.

Businesses and markets remained closed and traffic on roads was at a minimum.

Alamdar Road, Jinnah Road, Fatima Jinnah Road, Liaquat Market, Prince Road were among areas where life was at a stand still.

Earlier, 14 people were killed and 30 others were injured in a blast that targeted a bus which was transporting Shia pilgrims from Taftan to the provincial capital.

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