Why common man have to suffer from political decisions, questions Hafeez
Former all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has criticised the federal government and all political parties over the worst situation in Lahore.
LAHORE: Former Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has criticised the federal government and all political parties over the worst situation in Lahore following their ‘political decisions’.
He wrote on Twitter that there is no availability of fuel at any petrol station in Lahore and no cash available in the ATM machines.
Hafeez then questions why a common man have to suffer from political decisions.
The former cricketer tagged the post to the top politicians of the country including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N VP Maryam Nawaz and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
No Petrol available in any petrol station in Lahore??? No cash available in ATM machines?? Why a common man have to suffer from political decisions. @ImranKhanPTI @CMShehbaz @MaryamNSharif @BBhuttoZardari
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) May 24, 2022
The coalition government has sealed all the roads leading to Islamabad and D-Chowk with containers in addition to enforcing Islamabad section 144 to stop the PTI’s long march.
The coalition government has made full preparations to stop the long march of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The Interior Ministry has called in a heavy contingent of Army and Rangers to deal with any untoward incident, while its FC and 22,000 police personnel will also be deployed at the entrances and exits of the city government.
Large numbers of tear gas shells have also been provided to law enforcement personnel to disperse the crowd.
Entrance and exit routes from Ayub Chowk, Express Chowk, Nadra Chowk and Serena Chowk have been completely sealed with containers.
PTI long march: Section 144 imposed in Sindh, Punjab, Islamabad
The Interior Ministry has implemented section 144 in Islamabad under which any kind of meeting and procession will be banned while gathering of five people in one place has been banned. The Punjab government and the Sindh government have also implemented section 144 in their respective provinces.
The road from Swabi to Islamabad has been completely sealed with containers. The road connecting Attock with Islamabad at Harupal has been closed with containers.
Punjab police cracked down on PTI leaders and workers and arrested more than 400 people.
Late last night, police arrested senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Mian Mahmood Rasheed and Ijaz Chaudhry before the long march. The senior PTI leaders were arrested under Section 16 of the Maintenance of the Public Order (MPO).
Police have arrested PTI leader Pervez Khan along with five accomplices from Karachi under 16 MPO. More than 40 prominent PTI workers have been arrested from Sukkur.