Former Chairman of Pakistan Poultry Association and former Senior Vice President of Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Abdul Basit has urged the government to take immediate steps in order to bring peace in Karachi as continuous unrest in the port city is sending negative signal abroad.
In a statement on Thursday, Basit expressed deep concern over targeted killings and political unrest in Karachi and said that present situation was a cause of great concern among the businessmen across the country. He said that people were feeling insecure as dozens of innocent people were being killed everyday. He said that terrorism and targeted killings have forced businessmen to close down their businesses. He said that national economy was facing loss of billions of rupees almost daily.
He said that despite heavy loss of human lives the government has not evolved a comprehensive plan to stop targeted killings. The political parties were busy in blame game while terrorists were destroying peace in the city. He said that the industrial sector was already suffering due to energy crisis, high input cost, high mark-up rates and incompatible policies of government while Karachi circumstances making the situation more worst. He urged the government to evolve an effective security plan and ensure its implementation in order to restore industrial and economic activities as soon as possible.