The Metro Bus service has been restored in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad the administration has confirmed on Monday.
According to officials now Metro Bus is working from Saddar Rawalpindi to Pak Secretariat. The government further said that services of Green Bus in Rawalpindi has been resumed.
It is worth mentioning that the Metro Bus service had been downed for two days by the authorities a day earlier. The reason for the suspension, sources said, was a possible protest by Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI).
Earlier, the PTI’s leadership had given a call for a nationwide protest on February 8th. However, the protest failed to gain momentum across the country.
The start of the protest was completely lackluster and the protest had not been able to gain any momentum.
Haripur
The people of Haripur have rejected PTI’s calls for protest, and life is running smoothly; there are no changes to be observed.
Barah Bazaar
PTI’s protest call has also been rejected in Barah Bazaar as a single shop had not been closed. It seems like the people in the bazaar don’t even know a protest is supposed to happen yesterday.
Mardan
In Mardan, the daily life was progressing as it usually does. Nothing out of the blue was happening. No shutter down happened and transport was moving easily, indicating that they have rejected PTI’s call to protest.
Landi Kotal
In the Tehsil of Landi Kotal, District Khyber, PTI’s calls for shutdowns have also been rejected, and traders kept all their shops open.
Traders of the Landi Kotal market stated that closing the markets would further increase their difficulties. According to the traders, shops were opened out of necessity so that they can earn a lawful livelihood for their children.
Abbottabad
A similar situation can be seen in Abbottabad, where it seems that the people don’t even know a protest is happening. All shops are open, no wheel jam has taken place, and life is going as normally as possible.
Sawabi
The people of Sawabi also rejected all calls to protest. The Gadoon Industrial state completely ignored the call to protest.
Peshawar
In Peshawar, people can be seen buying their groceries and continuing their normal lives. The protest calls were rejected even in the capital of the province.
Rawalpindi
The shutter-down call had also been rejected by the residents of Rawalpindi. The residents called the call unnecessary and politically motivated. They further add that they can not ignore their livelihoods for the protest of a political party. They also said that PTI does not understand the grassroots reality of the country.
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