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Traders, experts slam PTI’s protest call amid SCO summit
Traders and analysts have voices grave concerns over PTI’s call to protest ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) moot on October 15.
The traders have urged the PTI’s leadership to reconsider the move.
The party has announced the suspension of its protests in Punjab and issued a nationwide call. It urged the party leaders and activists to reach Islamabad on Oct 15.
The PTI has also demanded an immediate access to party founder Imran Khan for leaders and family members in Adiala Jail.
Earlier, the government banned visits to prisoners at Adiala Jail until Oct 18 over security concerns related to the high-profile SCO summit.
Talking to PTV, analysts slammed PTI’s protest call during the SCO Summit.
The Islamabad business community stressed that the SCO Summit was an important event to promote regional trade and hoped that PTI would reconsider the decision to protest for the country’s national interest.
Analyst Mirza Ikhtiyar Baig said the upcoming summit was an opportunity to strengthen our ties with regional countries.
He further said that the PTI’s call may jeopardise our chances of benefiting from this platform.
He added that the moot is critical for Pakistan’s economic revival and PTI’s call will only cause uncertainty and deter foreign investors.