www.chitraltimes.com

Trade union shutter down strike continues on third day

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: The shutter down strike of the Traders Union Chitral against the failure of power supply to the city was extended to 5th March here on Sunday which was started on Friday last. The markets wore a deserted look and the people experienced hardships due to the closure of the shops. The trader’s leaders Habib Hussain Mughal reiterated his demand to the Chitral DCO Rahmatullah Wazir that the traders will continue their shutter down strike till restoration of incessant power supply to the city and removal of line superintendent Ghulam Rashid. He alleged that Ghulam Rashid and some other officials of PESCO were responsible for the mess. He said that the traders had decided for three-day shutter down but it was to be extended as the government paid no heed to them. All the efforts of Chitral DCO to persuade them to call off the strike ended in failure. The protesters were raising slogans against the WAPDA officials and elected members national and provincial assembly from Chitral. The effigy of line superintendent Ghulam Rashid was kept hanging from an electric pole near the protest camp at PIA chowk.