Medicine dealers organize a sit-in camp in Landikotal

Medicine dealers organize a sit-in camp in Landikotal

By Ashrafuddin Pirzada

LANDIKOTAL: Chemist and druggist association on Monday set up a set-in camp at Iqra Chowk in and observed complete shutter down strike in all medicines markets in Landikotal.

Dozens of medicines dealers and Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party (PJDP) workers and leaders participated in the set-in camp at Iqra Chowk where they had hoisted black flags and banners with anti-privatization slogans.

Medicine dealers’ union leader Fazal Rehman said that it was injustice that the government gradually snatching jobs and businesses from tribal people. He said a large number of local residents would be deprived of their jobs if the hospital gave into the hands of a contractor. He said how it was possible that Fata officials failed to bring betterment in the hospital now a contractor could do his best. Fazal said changing the main access route that contact medicines market with the hospital would further suffer consumers and medicines dealers.

PJDP Fata president Daolat Khan Afridi said that they would not accept the illegal and illogical privatization of the Landikotal hospital. He said hundreds of his party workers and supporters would stage protest in tribal agencies if the decision was not revised.

The Medicines dealers threatened that their genuine demand was addressed within one week.