A closing strike was observed in Karachi on Monday about the call of merchants in relation to the global call given by Hamas to show solidarity with the Palestinians and denounce the genocide in Gaza.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel began bombing Gaza in retaliation to a Hamas attack, killing more than 50,695 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
In January, the fire was introduced, but Israel resumed hostilities last month.
Almost all the main markets closed in Saddar, areas of the old city, Tariq Road, Clifton and other areas.
A visit to the main markets in the Saddar bazaars showed that some stores were open while the main markets were closed.
Only the guards were seen outside some stores while the shopping centers were closed.
Talking with Dawn.comChief of the entire Tajir Association of Tajir Ittehad, an organization of hundreds of markets, Sharjeel Goplani said that the leaders of the religious leaders were called, and added that Hamas had given a global strike against the genocide in Gaza when the Israeli Prime Minister Netyahu was scheduled to visit and meet with the president of the United States, Donald Trump.
Goplani said that Karachi generated 70 percent of the country’s income, whose main center was the South District, where all markets were closed, adding that the associations of several merchants also made a demonstration in the electronic markets in Saddar, where the representatives decided that they would collect donations to support Palestine.
Mohammed Rizwan Irfan, president of Karachi Electronics Dealers Association, said Dawn.com It was decided to boycott Israeli products and products of “Zionist companies as a protest brand against barbarism and cruelty against the Palestinians.”
He said that protesters wanted to register their protest against genocide and show the world that they would not remain silent about that tyranny.
All the president of Karachi Tajir ittehad atiq mir said Dawn.com That the strike was unique since merchants and merchants voluntarily announced to close their businesses.
Mir said there was an estimate of 3000 small and large markets in Karachi. However, more than 600 main markets, such as clothing, jewelry and machinery, and the markets of vegetables and meat were open on the outskirts of the city.
Mir said that Karachi was the only city where it was observed that such a strike showed solidarity with the Palestinians, while merchants also took manifestations of protest.
He said that merchants also urged the government to present effective protests in world forums against the murders of children and women in Gaza, since it was also against international and humanitarian laws.
