On the refusal of the traders, the spearhead force of Tehreek-e-Labaik forcibly closed the Kashmir Block, Karachi Block, Azam Market and other markets in Lahore. The traders say that these people attack anyone while shouting religious slogans.
According to Express News, TL has announced a strike today against inflation. Traders have accused TLP of forcibly closing shops.
Traders say that TLP’s spearhead force has forcibly closed Kashmir Block, Karachi Block, Azam Market, New Alamgir Market Shah Alam and surrounding areas, these people are shouting religious slogans and forcibly closing shops.
President Anjuman Tajran Lahore Mujahid Maqsood Butt and President Azam Cloth Market Kashmir Block Malik Zaman said that the workers of Tehreek Labeek are roaming in the markets in the form of groups on 50 motorbikes, closed the road Niazi Ada, closed the shops around Shizan Factory. .
There are reports that the traders of the city’s biggest furniture market near the closed road are also worried. They say that these people attack anyone by justifying religious slogans, they are neither against them nor in favor of them, in such circumstances they will close the furniture market.
Similarly, a group of Tehreek-e-Labaik closed shops in Achhra Bazar. The procession of Tehreek-i-Labaik workers also reached Hall Road. Activists of Tehreek-e-Labaik blocked the Hall Road entrance. The Tehreek-e-Labeek forced a strike in the city, Paper Market Ganpat Road was also blocked by Tehreek-e-Labeek workers.
In this context, a large number of shopkeepers are outside the shops on Hall Road, the traders of Hall Road are waiting to open their shops. The traders have demanded protection from the administration and the police, but Tehreek-e-Labaik MQM-style has decided to force a strike in the city.
Till now, the tension between the police and Tehreek-e-Labeek workers continues, Tehreek-e-Labeek is busy closing down the markets forcefully and playing with the police.
The traders of Urdu Bazaar said that a group of 20 to 25 motorcyclists are closing the shops, TLP forcibly closed the open market in Shah Alam market, despite the presence of the police, the traders were left helpless while Traders are receiving threats from workers for opening shops.
President Anjuman Tajran Mujahid Maqsood Butt appealed to the administration for protection and said that some elements are openly threatening the tax paid traders, the police should help the traders to do business.
There are reports that Circular Road Markets, Akbari Mandi, Anarkali Bazaar were also forcibly closed. The traders said that since this morning panic has been spread all over Lahore, ten to twenty motorcyclists are roaming in the markets, SHO Anarkali was contacted several times and he said that he was in Shah Alam. They are doing duty with their team, that means we are not happy.
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