The PTI’s leadership have 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 has 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 has not been closed. It seems like the people in the bazaar don’t even know a protest is supposed to happen today.
Mardan
In Mardan, the daily life is progressing as it usually does. Nothing out of the blue is happening. No shutter down has happened yet, and transport is 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 have 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 have been opened today 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 has also been rejected by the residents of Rawalpindi. The residents have 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 PTIdoes not understand the grassroots reality of the country.
PTI workers try to shut down shops by using force
After the nationwide protest call of PTI faced a nationwide rejection, the workers of PTI have started using violent methods to force shop owners to shut their shops down. They have also started to damage the property of the shop owners, forcing them to close their shops.
Bani Gala
The shutdown call was a flop at Bani Gala too, which is also Imran Khan’s area. This proves that the people of Pakistan have rejected Imran Khan.
More to follow…
