A shutter down strike is being observed in certain parts of Balochistan against the killing of Baloch National Movement leader Rasool Bakhsh Mengal.
Rasool Bakhsh went missing on August 23rd from Uthal area of Lasbela district and his body was found by police on the 30th of August from Bela area of the same district.
The call for the strike had been given by the Baloch National Front which was also endorsed by other Baloch nationalist parties.
The strike is being observed in Turbat, Awaran, Panjgur, Khuzdar, Kalat and some other parts of the province.
Sources say that all markets and shopping centres in these areas are completely closed and no business activity is being witnessed anywhere. Traffic was minimal on the roads while the turn out in offices and schools was also low.
The local administration has taken strict security measures to avert any untoward incident.
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