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Traders' stage strike against failure to arrest Zulfiqar Mirza

Traders' stage strike against failure to arrest Zulfiqar Mirza
May 7, 2015
BADEEN (92 News) – Badeen Traders’ Association staged a shutter-down strike against failure of police  to arrest Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader Zulfiqar Mirza on Thursday. According to reports, the call of strike was also given by the PPP. The shops remained closed, business came to a standstill as the traffic was almost completely missing from the roads. Also, reports of aerial firing were received intermittently. As many as 12 cases have been registered against Dr Zulfiqar Mirza and accomplices as per the Anti-Terrorism Act. Meanwhile, Judge Abdul Ghafoor of the Anti-terrorism court in Badeen declined to hear case against Zulfiqar Mirza. The case has been forwarded to Sindh High Court.