Karachi faced a complete shutdown on Tuesday as traders, transporters, and fuel station owners decided to keep their regular operations closed after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) announced that a ‘day of mourning’ would be observed against the ongoing wave of violence that has claimed nearly 100 lives in less than a week.
Following MQM’s announcement, all local traders announced to keep all business centers and markets closed while the transporters also announced to keep all transport shut. The private schools association announced to keep all schools closed, while the government schools and colleges were opened but the attendance in those was very thin.
All roads of the metropolitan were deserted and traffic was much lesser than the routine. Public transport was completely missing from the entire city while all small and big trade centers and markets were closed. Moreover, most shops in other cities, including Hyderabad, Sukkur, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, Khairpur, and Nawab Shah were also shut.
Police arrested five activists of the MQM while they were torching tyres and doing aerial firing during their protest rally in Sanghar today.
Karachi deserted on ‘day of mourning’
