Partial strike in Faisalabad, clashes between Jamaat-e-Islami and traders, traders divided into groups, many markets remained open

Faisalabad (Mian Nadeem Ahmed 94 news) Markets remained partially closed in Faisalabad today following a strike call by Jamaat-e-Islami. In the morning, the traders remained at their shops and continued to assess the situation. The workers of Jamaat-e-Islami continued to forcefully close the shops. All the shops in the eight markets of Ghanta Ghar were opened in the afternoon. There was also a scuffle between traders and workers of Jamaat-e-Islami in Chowk Ghanta Ghar to forcefully close the shops. On which some people got the beach saved. Both the groups kept shouting slogans against each other. One group of traders kept trying to call a strike while the other group kept trying to defeat the strike and convince the shopkeepers to keep their shops open. The shopkeepers said that the strike is not successful by forcibly closing the shops. As long as the shopkeepers do not close their shops, he said that there is already no business and no one cares about the daily wage workers after closing the shops. Who will be responsible for them? On behalf of another group of traders, shopkeepers said that electricity bills and illegal taxes are not acceptable under any circumstances. Capitalists are transferring their capital from Pakistan to abroad, but the rulers do not care about the country, they have nothing to do except to fill their pockets, they are not sincere with the nation and the country. In many places there were cases of forced closure of shops, but as soon as those who closed the shops went to the other side, the shopkeepers opened their shops again. All the markets opened in the evening but the customers were negligible. The shops were opened but the customers could not reach the shops because people did not go to the markets due to the previous day's call and it was a holiday. Apart from eight markets, Satyana Road, Jhal Khanuana, Jardanwala Road, Jhalo Market, Jhang Road, Sargodha Road, Sheikhupura Road remained fully open.