The Roman settlements were on fire, and Nero, the Roman emperor, was playing the Chinese flute, and the narrator of the time was chanting, “All is well.” This is the situation in Pakistan where all the opposition parties are on the streets against inflation. Home Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry have arrived in Dubai to watch the Pak-India match
People across the country, including major cities like Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi, are on the streets protesting against inflation and unemployment. The situation is getting out of control. Two policemen were killed in a head-on collision during a protest yesterday
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The entrances and exits of Lahore have been sealed with containers. Several inner city streets have also been cordoned off with barbed wire and containers. Containers have been set up on several roads including Multan Road, Samanabad, Allama Iqbal area and Dubai Chowk
Yesterday, a large number of PDM workers in the Twin Cities rallied against inflation and government policies. Clashes between police and PDM workers were also reported in several places
In view of the protests, the Punjab government and the federal government have suspended metro bus service and Orange Line train service in Lahore, Islamabad, Multan and Rawalpindi. Citizens have been facing severe difficulty in getting to and from the place by setting up containers at various places
In different cities of Sindh including Karachi, the leadership of Pakistan Peoples Party and a large number of workers protested against inflation and government policies. The anti-government protest in Karachi was led by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. He said that donkeys sitting in Islamabad have brought people on horses
In Peshawar, Jamaat-e-Islami, Awami National Party and JUI-F staged protests against inflation and rising unemployment in the country
Political analysts say that all the opposition parties in the country are taking to the streets to protest against inflation. The Home Minister is out of the country. The Information and Broadcasting Minister is out of the country and there is no emergency that he has to go out of the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan is going to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Saudi Crown Prince, while the Interior Minister and Information Minister have left for Dubai only to watch the Pak-India match. What is the government’s strategy that on the one hand the country is on fire and on the other hand the ruling party is sitting and going out of the country playing the Chinese flute.