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ASWJ announces sit-ins at 60 locations in Karachi

ASWJ, sit-in, Karachi, MWM

KARACHI: The Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) has announced multiple sit-ins in the city amid the ongoing protest of Majlis-e-Wahdatul-Muslimeen (MWM) adding to the woes of Karachiites’, ARY News reported.

The central leadership of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) announced sit-ins at 60 different locations in Karachi at 3:00 pm tomorrow (Tuesday).

In a press conference, the leaders of ASWJ gave the Sindh government a 24-hour ultimatum to meet their demands, threatening sit-ins across the city.

ASWJ leaders said that they will start sit-ins from Tuesday afternoon at Liaquatabad, Nazimabad, Hydari Market, Sakhi Hasan Mobile Market, Nagan Chowrangi, 4k Chowrangi, Sohrab Goth, Karimabad, Sharah e Faisal, Lasbela Chowk, Civic Centre, Gulshan Chowrangi, Mosmayat Chowk, Baloch Colony, Akhtar Colony and other locations if the government fails to meet their demand.

On the other hand, Karachiites’ suffering continued as MWM protests and sit-ins over the Kurram issue disrupted traffic across the city for the whole previous week.

MWM is currently holding protests at 10 different spots in Karachi against the Kurram issue, leading to road closures and frustration among residents.

The protest, caused severe traffic congestion on the roads, and long queues of vehicles, resulting in severe hardship for commuters.

Read More: Karachi Police Chief did not issue order to end protests: Spokesperson

The ordeals faced by the city dwellers led the provincial authorities to issue a warning to the protesters.

Karachi Additional Inspector General (AIG), Javed Alam Odho today claimed to end the protests but only to be retracted a few minutes later by a spokesperson.

Javed Alam Odho stated that the ongoing protest will be cleared before Maghrib today. He warned that those refusing to disperse would be removed per the law.

The remarks were made during a meeting chaired by the Inspector General of Sindh, Ghulam Nabi Memon, and attended by Interior Minister Sindh, Zia Ul Hassan Lanjar, AIG Odho, and other senior officials.

AIG Odho remarked that the people of Karachi had endured enough for three days and now strict action would be taken. He also expressed appreciation for the patience shown by the police and acknowledged the reopening of major roads.

Minutes later in a clarification, the spokesperson for Karachi Police stated that the Karachi Police Chief did not issue any direct orders to end the protests.

The spokesperson explained that linking the police chief’s statement to the termination of the protests was a misunderstanding.



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