JI to block Karachi exit, entrance

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami has announced protest sit-ins at exit points and other roads of the city on Friday.
The party will stage protest sit-ins at the National Highway, Sohrab Goth, Mauripur, Five Star Chowrangi, Hassan Square and other thoroughfares of Karachi.
The JI protesting against the controversial local government (LG) law of Sindh.
A protest sit-in outside the Sindh Assembly building has been underway for weeks. A public gathering at the sit-in venue was also attended by JI Pakistan Ameer Senator Sirajul Haq recently.
He warned the ruling party in Sindh, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), to face major loss for dragging feet to meet the demands of the protest. –Agencies