Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief, Altaf Hussain today advised MQM Rabita Committee to withdraw its call for a shutter-down strike on Monday.
Earlier, MQM Rabita Committee announced to observe strike and a ‘day of mourning’ to protest “extra-judicial killing” of a party’s worker, Faraz Alam, in police custody.
According to new statement, day of mourning will be observed throughout the country but business and trade activities will continue.
In a statement from London, Hussain appealed to transport operators to bring their vehicles back on roads.He said that the children going to schools will only be able to shop if markets will be open. He also called for strict punishments to those who were involved in alleged murder of the workers.
He also urged traders to resume their business activities from 5pm.
MQM observed a day of mourning in Karachi today in protest against the
On the other hand, police claimed that Alam, who confessed killing four people, had died of heart attack in their custody.
Meanwhie, Jamil Paracha, leader of a local trader body, welcomed the statement of MQM’s chief.
