Okara: Farmers end 17-hour long sit-in
Pakistan Kisan Ittehad Union ended 17-hour long sit-in after acceptance of their demands.
According to details, a government delegation, led by Khurram Wattoo, held talks with office-bearers of Pakistan Kisan Ittehad Union and assured them of acceptance of their demands after which the farmers’ union ended their 17-hour long sit-in.
Khurram Wattoo informed the farmers’ body that a notification in this regard will be issued on Wednesday after approval from the federal cabinet. Speaking on the occasion, President of Pakistan Kisan Ittehad Union Chaudhry Anwar said that the farmers will march towards Islamabad if the notification was not issued.
Earlier, Pakistan Kisan Ittehad Union staged sit-in near Okara Bypass on Friday after failure of talks with federal government on electricity overbilling.
The sit-in, which lasted for 17 hours, caused huge traffic jam on both sides of the Okara Bypass on GT Road. People trapped in the traffic jam are facing hardships.
The protesters also blocked railway track by placing container on it as a result several trains, including Tezgam, Business Express and Jaffar Express, were sent back to Lahore while Khyber Mail was returned to Karachi.
The protesters while talking to media said that they informed Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf about the overbilling upon which the PM formed a committee comprising Federal Ministers Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo and Khursheed Shah to look into the matter. They blamed that the said committee did nothing in this regard.
