Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan has given a call for a countrywide shutter-down strike against inflation on Monday, as many schools remained closed due to uncertainty.
The strike call was made by party chief Saad Rizvi, who claims that the nation will support TLP’s call from all corners of the country, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
A protest was held on the route connecting Orangi Town and Qaim Khani Colony in Baldia Town. Tyres were set on fire, and other barricades were placed, as demonstrators attempted to obstruct the roads.
Similar events occurred in Orangi Town’s Raees Amrohi, where burning tyres obstructed the route.
Hotels and shops are closed in different parts of Karachi, including Kharadar, Old City, Ittehad Town, Baldia Town, Malir, and surrounding areas.
Javed Shams, President of Sindh Traders Association, announced that all shops will open at 3 pm, Monday.
In Baldia Town traffic was thin. The protest is being staged on the road leading from Baldia’s Qaimkhani Colony to Orangi Town.
Meanwhile, many schools remained closed in Karachi.
Petrol pumps, businesses, and public transport in many other areas are open.
The Wholesale Grocers Association’s chairman Abdul Rauf Ibrahim said that the main markets of Karachi including Jodia Bazaar and adjacent markets will remain open on Monday.
He said that they will support the protest against inflation but they will not close the markets.
School governing bodies are divided over the closure of educational institutes in Karachi, with one calling for a strike in protest against the killing of Khalid Raza, and another rejecting the call.
Raza, a prominent figure in the private school sector, was shot dead in Karachi on Sunday.
In protest, the All Pakistan Private Schools Federation announced that schools in Karachi would remain closed on Monday. The All Private Schools Management Association Sindh rejected the call and said that academic activities would continue as scheduled.
The Education Department of Sindh confirmed that no decision has been made to close schools today (Monday).
