Lahore goes on strike against load shedding, oil raise

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Lahore goes on strike against load shedding, oil raise

Updated at: 1455 PST, Saturday, July 04, 2009

LAHORE: The traders here are on complete shutter-down strike Saturday against the price hike, load shedding and recent increase in petroleum prices today in the metropolis.

Anjuman Tajiran Pakistan and other trade organizations gave a strike call for complete shutter down and announcement was made urging all the traders to keep all commercial and business centers closed today.

All trade centers at Mall Road, Hall Road, Bandth Road, McLeod Road, Anarkali, Ferozpur Road will remain closed; while, the trade leaders announced to take out protest rallies and stage public gatherings at Hall Road, Mall Road and Kot Lakhpat.

Meantime, Lahore traders have put up banners and posters with slogans against government and Wapda written on them, at Mall Road and all adjoining markets against the unjustified raise in power tariffs, load shedding and hike in petroleum prices.

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