Protest rally and public meeting on the call of trade union and Driver Union.
CHITRAL: A protest rally and public meeting was held here at Drosh some 45 KM from here on call of Trade Union Drosh and driver union Chitral. Addressing to the protest rally and public meeting the speakers said that due to blocking of all land route of Chitral after heavy snowfall and tense situation in Afghanistan and tribal areas of Pakistan where Chitrali passengers have to travel there is no other option except to open Lawari Rail tunnel for public on emergency basis. They said that there is acute shortage of essential commodities and edible things at Chitral as well as the people of Chitral are facing numerous problems due to no land route connecting Chitral to other parts of the country. Besides it PIA schedules flights are also cancelling continuously due to disturb weather and an air ticket is out of reach of poor man. They hailed services of National Highway Authorities and SAMBU Construction Company of Korea for working day and night who completed the first phase of the tunnel (excavation work). They also lamented elected representatives who not shown at Chitral in this miserable period. They also passed a unanimous resolution through the resolution they demanded from the Federal Government Ministry of Communication to issue a directive to NHA Chitral to allow Chitrali people for travelling inside the tunnel. Otherwise they warned to be observed a token protest for one day and in case of not fulfillment of their genuine demand they will continue completely shutter down strike until owing their demand. Those who spoke on the occasion were District Nazim Chitral Haji Maghfirat Shah, Haji Muhammad Shifa president Truck owner association, Mumtaz Ali Jan president Driver Union, Abdul Bari Nazim union council Drosh-I, Mubeenul Mulk Naib Nazim of the same UC Subadar Retired Muhammad Aslam general secretary of Trade Union Drosh.
Meanwhile an other protest rally was carried out by all parties leading by Qari Jamal Abdul Nasir and Zahir Khan president PML Q Drosh. They also demanded from the Federal Government for opening of Lawari Rail tunnel for traffic in winter season as there is no other alternate route. A large number of people attended both the protest rallies and public meeting.
PTCL Failed to deliver service for the last two days.
After closing the only land route connecting Chitral to other parts of the country and cancellation of PIA flights the only source of communication of PTCL and V. wireless loop also failed for the last two days. Thousands of Chitral people face great mental torture who could not contacted their relatives outside the district as well as internet provider also failed to deliver service. Inhabitants of Chitral have appeal high ups of PTCL and V. phone to remove the problem immediately as Chitral people already facing great communication problems.
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