{"article":{"id":11901,"heading":"General strike in Pakistan","author":"taken from the Guardian","created":"2001-10-16 16:11:33","modified":"2001-10-17 06:06:10","last_modified":"Wed, 17 Oct 2001 13:06:10","article":"

Mr Powell's visit has provoked anger in Pakistan. Shops have

shut in parts of Peshawar, Quetta and Lahore in response to a

call from Islamic groups for a general strike in the country.

\"Colin Powell is coming to visit Pakistan to sprinkle salt on the

wounds of Muslims. The nation will not tolerate his unholy steps

on the soil of Pakistan,\" a statement from the 11 groups said.

\"[People] should shut down all business, bazaars and shops

and prove that the Muslims are with the oppressed Muslims of

Afghanistan instead of the puppet Pakistani rulers, and will not

allow American designs in the region to succeed.\"

Businesses in Taliban-supporting areas that do not comply with

militant demands have been threatened or attacked in the last

week.

Most shops in Karachi are open but many are closed in

Jacobabad, where demonstrations yesterday left one person

dead and at least another 10 injured. The city is near Shahbaz

airport, which is believed to be used by US forces.<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"If it works for them maybe it can work for us?","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2001\/10\/11901.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":11941,"heading":"Call for US General Strike","article":"In solidarity with world- wide Democracy Demonstrations","author":"\/\\","parent_id":11901,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-10-17 06:06:10","modified":"2001-10-17 06:56:14","fileurl":""}]}