KARACHI: Major markets across Karachi are observing a complete shutdown today to express solidarity with the people of Gaza, according to ARY News.
Trade leaders confirmed that prominent commercial hubs including Sarafa Bazaar, Medicine Market, Jodia Bazaar, and other wholesale markets will remain closed. Rizwan Irfan, President of the Karachi Electronic Dealers Association, called on all traders to participate in the protest by closing their businesses.
Karachi Tajir Ittehad leader Jamil Paracha echoed this sentiment, stating that the business community firmly stands with Gaza. Shakir Fancy added that marketplaces in Mithadar, the Old City Area, and Sarafa Bazaar are also observing the strike.
Abdul Rauf Ibrahim announced that Jodia Bazaar, Pakistan’s largest wholesale market, will be shut for the day. Additionally, Aslam Polani, General Secretary of Jodia Bazaar, confirmed the closure of all nearby medicine markets.
The Aram Bagh Traders Association has also declared its support for the protest, which comes amid mounting outrage over Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza.
Recent reports highlight the devastation caused by Israeli airstrikes, with harrowing footage showing people being thrown into the air by powerful blasts amid clouds of smoke and debris.
