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| Islamabad traders warn against Taliban, Qabza groups |
| 2009-06-27 |
| [The News (Pak)] Islamabad traders' leader Malik Sohail on Thursday said that some property owners were using hired goons and Taliban to evict traders, which will not be tolerated. "Forcing tenants out of businesses established after a lifetime effort cannot be justified under any circumstances. Plaza owners aim higher rents at the cost of the trading community, which will be resisted," he stated while addressing a meeting of traders here on Thursday. He said that the apathy of officials had helped the Qabza groups to hold majority of tenants as hostage. He said that traders should be given protection or they would start taking out protests. The administration and commercial plaza owners would be responsible for the situation, he warned. He said that forced eviction of additional general secretary of TWA Chaudhry Wasim, who is also the president of Mobile Phone Association, would not be allowed. He asked the owners to settle disputes amicably by avoiding employing violent criminals for dispossession. Malik Sohail said that criminal gangs were openly operating, demanding protection money and offering different illegal services. He demanded of the president and prime minister to officially cancel the Islamabad Rent Restriction Ordinance 2001 and introduce a just and flawless rent control act so that traders could enjoy some peace of mind. |
| Posted by:Fred |