A wheel jam and shutter down strike was observed in the metropolis here on Sunday to protest against target killing of Hazara community. The call for wheel jam and shutter down strike was given by Anjuman Tajran Balochistan, Tahafaz Azadari Council, Hazara Democratic Party, Shia Conference and other parties.
All commercial centres and markets remained closed while traffic was thin on roads. Heavy contingent of law enforcement agencies including Frontier Corps, Anti-Terrorist Force and Police were deployed on entry and exit routes and sensitive points of the city to meet any untoward incident.
It is recalled here that unknown armed men had gunned about nine people of Hazara community and a policeman in Brewery, Sabzal and Shalkot areas on Saturday.