KARACHI (Dunya News) – A shutter-down strike is being observed in most parts of the Sindh province following yesterday’s blast in Karachi that killed five people while injured 45 others.
In the wake of the strike call made by the coordination committee of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), all educational institutions, petrol pumps and business outlets were reportedly closed while roads wore a deserted look on Wednesday.
The attendance in government offices was also thin as employees could not reach their destinations because of non-availability of public transport.
The matriculation exams scheduled for today were also postponed in Karachi.
Several religious, social, transporters, and trade & business groups confirmed full support for the strike soon after the appeal made by MQM late Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the MQM chief Altaf Hussain also ordered his party workers to temporarily shut down its election offices in Karachi.
The MQM chief strongly condemned the attack on an MQM election camp in Karachi on Tuesday evening. He also said that political and religious parties must condemn all such terrorist attacks. “In an environment like this, who will come out and cast their vote,” the MQM chief said.
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