Re: Mullahs fail again! Poor response to Pakistan strike
Typical Jamaati dalil-giri (arguments). Pidly Jasaarat may be hot item among JI honchos, no body gives it a hoot outside Mansoora.
Here is another source right from Pakistan and it also says Mullahs are duds.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-9-2005_pg1_6
Opposition’s anti-Musharraf strike a damp squib
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Calls for a countrywide day of protest on Friday against President Pervez Musharraf’s rule turned into another demonstration of the opposition’s inability to mobilise mass support.
This time, the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) joined the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) in a protest demanding Musharraf’s resignation – but the result was a damp squib.
The parties had hoped to jam roads in the country’s main cities, but the response was patchy, at best.
Islamabad/Rawalpindi: There was a partial strike in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, but transporters refused to respond to the opposition’s call for a countrywide transport strike.
The opposition had called the strike in protest against an “increase in petroleum prices and worsening law and order in the country”.
Police arrested eight people in Westridge, Ganj Mandi and Pir Widhai for allegedly instigating traders to close their shops and take part in the strike.
Peshawar: Traders and transporters did not respond well to the opposition’s call for a complete strike and continued doing business on Jamrud Road. Only traders and businessmen in the interior city, Qissa Khawani Bazaar, Shoba Bazaar, Khyber Bazaar, GT Road and Saddar Bazaar kept their shops closed.
Also, lawyers boycotted proceedings of sessions and lower courts on the appeal of the Pakistan Bar Council.
Quetta: There was a complete strike in Quetta and other northern districts of Balochistan and more than 60 political workers were arrested in the province.
Police arrested more then 50 workers in Quetta, said Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police Pervez Zahoor. He said political activists were forcing people to close shops and hinder traffic.
Despite a large police force, shops and markets on Jinnah and Prince Roads and in Kandahari and Liaqat Bazaars remained closed.
Karachi: Traffic was quieter than usual in Karachi while shutters were downed in some markets, witnesses said. “There has been a partial impact but the banks are open and attendance at government offices is almost normal,” said Salahuddin Haider, spokesman for Sindh.
Lawyers boycotted the city courts in a token protest against issues being faced by the people including inflation, unemployment and corruption.
Lahore: The opposition’s strike call fell flat in the city after traders and transporters refused to give into their (opposition’s) calls.
It was expected that half of the city traders and transporters would join hands with the opposition on issues including an increase in petrol prices and prices of commodities, but 90 percent of businesses in the city remained open and transport kept plying the roads.
Multan: The opposition tried demonstrating thrice at Kutchery Chowk on Friday, but police did not let them to do so and arrested 35 activists including four women belonging to the PPPP, PML-N, Tehrik-e-Insaaf, MMA and Pakistan Seraiki Party.