We in Karachi support completely PTI , although it looks PTI doing strike which is negative in it. However Protest by PTI in Karachi is not daily routine , They just choose this in last resort when all the doors of justice fail to deliver with 4 months as per law. PTI is peaceful party and will bring only peaceful shut down , Karachi people we have to support PTI for betterment of Pak , we have seen these PPP and PML-N in last 7 years and they fail to deliver as well.

I really need to find a job back in Pakistan..So many days off...

ShutdowntoRebuild Matlab is it Nokia 3310 or a stuck computer, Off kar ke chalao it will work perfect. They've made it a joke seriously

Down fall of PPP has started, no matter what, Zardari will not be able to save Nawaz Sharif's fake democratic government. Mukmuka pary is over between PPP & PML-N, now the real power are AWAM & PTI party leader Imran Khan.

It is sad that drastic steps are necessary to make those few who consider themselves unaccountable to the people realise they also are just ordinary people, with more money than others because they did not hesitate to abuse their positions of trust. Stealing, whether it is a mandate, or money, or public land a la AZ closing off a public road is wrong. If we need to take one step backward in order to take two steps forward, so be it. It is more important to get the train back on the rails so that the journey proper starts, than to let potential.short term losses delay this.

Unlike strikes in the past, this shutdown is one of a kind. It is a shut down where people themselves want to shut down the city to bring about a change. This is people power, an outcome of awakening!

This is the failure of imran politics - pti is forcing closure otherwise no body is with them. ADVICE: Leave politics its not your department.

All the Best.... I am waiting for Plan D when march would on Raiwind.....

I'm a karachiite. Go ahead pti. Karachi loves you...

Kids can't get to schools, daily workers can't get their wages,and their families might go hungry, sick can't get to the hospitals, but all of this does not matter to the leaders whose kids are getting elite education in England and who live in mansions and never had to worry about their next meal. Not to mention the laughing stock this country has become, to the international community, what a shame.

Hope the government doesn't act a fool and keep its goons indoors. Let it be peaceful unlike Faisalabad. Hope every one stays safe Insha'Allah.

Tsunami is very quit, no roaring ? I think IK should call it off

Sacrifice for Naya Pakistan. Long live Imran Khan !

Ye cheezzz. Shutdown to rebuild.

True change could only be possible by vote. if people want change, than they got chance through thier vote power. other means for bringing change are not suitable and good for pakistan

How is this shutdown voluntary as claimed by IK.. If you block the roads, it's a coercive tactic. If I don't agree to Pti, so demand of shutdown, do I have the option to reach my office or my children to reach schools. This is sheer hypocrisy...

And all of a suddent PTI looks like MQM and Imran Khan looks like Altaf Hussain

...and plan C...as in "Circus" goes on... :)

Addition of another monster in the unfortunate Land of Pure.

Imran has built its tsunami in a constructive manner such that Government has lost all moral authority to continue in office. The filing of appeal to prevent disclosure or opening of ballot boxes in the 4 constituencies is sufficient to judge that it has made its intent clear that Government will go to any lengths to prevent opening of ballot boxes of the 4 constituencies as revelation of voter disenfranchisement by direct government involvement may cause its fall. The Court has a role to play without being accused of taking political sides as disenfranchisement is depriving the people of having any influence in the way Government is run as guaranteed by the Constitution, the Court duty bound to uphold the rights of voters denied by Nawaz Government from circumstantial evidence known to the Court,

Malala is our last hope. Let's make Malala our PM:)

All people and parties in a democracy have the right of peaceful protest. But no one and no one has the right to block city roads and disrupt the movement of citizens and international visitors. It could lead to violence that in turn could lead to loss of life, injury and destruction of property. Please PTI be merciful on your fellow citizens. After all one of you is from the other.

Well done PTI and best wishes to Arrif Alvi for bold statement. Apply more force for complete shutdown. Get rid of Sharif Kingdom.

Shame on you PTI, Sheikh Rasheed, PML N, PML Q, PPP, MQM, PAT and others!!! Shame on us!!! Please, leave this land alone and go play your noora kushti somwhere else.

I'm very disappointed to see Dr. Alvi behaving like a hooligan, blocking roads and burning tires. We don't need more of that. If you believe the people support your cause, they will support the strike and stay at home. Learn to respect the people's mandate without forcing them off the streets. What is new about your approach to politics or anything else? What "naya Pakistan" are we talking about here? Just appears to be the same old stuff, one politician trying to grab power from another, after losing an election.

A 'go slow' action would be OK, but blocking roads, or setting fire to tires, etc is not civil. The govt should follow the HK model: allow non-violent protest for x weeks/ then declare the protest 'over'.

let us bring down the govt. long live Imran Khan. Let the army take over the country. Inshallah

Looks pathetic... hope someone emerges as a Victorian out of this sad situation in Pakistan... it seems like you have to be a prime minister in order to serve your country... any lesser designation will simply not do the job right...

I can't believe I will see a day when normal gentle folks of this country can do something like this to try to bring tyrants out of their cozy lavish palaces built using the looted public money. Bravo ... Go N Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!.

Is this a strike or Ghunda Gardi, regardless whoever does this - that by force once party closes roads, burns tires. What a hollow system we have which allows these stupid actions and no one can ask these leaders what they doing. Khasara.

So by blocking all major arteries in city, all emergency vehicles such a ambulances, fire trucks etc will also not be able to get through. Sick people having appointments at city hospitals etc., people with critical issues will also not be able to get through. While blocking certain roads can be justified, how is it possible to justify closure of so many alternate major roads that will effectively paralyse all life in the city. People protest the world over, but not like this. Imran Khan and PTI have just lost my vote. Shameful.

Fully support this necessary shut down to demand justice. It will bring peace to Karachi in the long term.

@String we ? Say you

A man of Action is in Action achieving targets without violence. Unprecedented indeed!

What a nonsense chaotic personality this niazi is. Shame on you imran as you crossed every ethical and moral boundary to become pm.

Unfortunately this is need of naya Pakistan due to arrogance of Federal Govt. who is not willing to punish riggers.

True change can only come to Pakistan if u avoid an army coup. Which seems unavoidable now.

Do not agree with idea of closure of shops and traffic . This is complete hypocrisy Who will benefit by closing the business and transport ?? The Poor people suffer more !!

@Cynical according to masses this shame is being tagged with Karachii for so long ... why blaming / questioning PTI only .... ask the same from MQM and PPP...

Instead of shutting down the cities, causing more suffering to the common citizen, PTI should try to shut down what it really matters. Shut down the PMLN family businesses in the form of sugar mills, milk factories, steel business and of course the Raiwind palace. These type of strikes will not cause much trouble to the government as they are here on fake mandate and fake mandate government don't care about the people, otherwise the government should have resigned by now.

We will peacefully block roads. Govt is advised not to interfere. Wow sounds like a peaceful threat. I like this new wave of peaceful ghundagardi.

A few unarmed people are 'blocking' major intersections. If there were large enough numbers of people who want to unblock, they can do it easily. But there aren't. Voluntary! PS: burning tyres was not a good idea & not required as well.

PTI should now realise that people are not supporting them at all, rather cursing them for their illegal actions for disturbing their routine life.

Hate off to MQM for not disrupting the PTI strike. They will wash the May 12 the carnage to a major extent by staying neutral.

Is PTI the new MQM. Peaceful strike and burning of tyres and road blockades doesn't goes together. People will stop supporting PTI if they burn tyres and create mayhem and anarchy.

From the pics here, it looks like it just the leaders of PTI posing for photo shoot with some curious onlookers around. One of a kind tsunami indeed!

Stop burning of tyres, it damages roads. PTI should refrain its workers from burning of tyres.

Thank you Karachi for supporting messiah imran khan

Wow....!! good luck PTI.. If Karachi support is with you then you have succeeded in your plans..

Who will suffer? Daily wagers.

Naya Pakistan? When you distribute pamphlets asking people to stay home? Let them do it voluntarily. Naya Pakistan? When the daily wage earner sits at home looks at his family and shudders to think how is he going to feed them today or tomorrow with one day less wage. Naya Pakistan? there is already lack of education and schools are getting closed in the middle of exams. Awesome Imran Khan and PTI. You will manage to get the hooligans on the road - they love doing this kind of stuff. But think of the masses. You are NOT their saviour as you "assume" yourself to be. Shame on you today.

It's so amusing how there is a caption on business remaining shut "voluntarily" PTI you have forgotten the definition of voluntarily. If you shut roads and people can't get to their business then they have "no choice" but to remain shut RIGHT?

Using Force its not democratic way. PTI is become terrorists squad

How many times Imran strength will be tested by PM Nawaz Sharif and at what cost? Elections were rigged and simple prudence demanded that Imran's demand for recounting of votes in just 4 NA constituencies should have been agreed upon but PM Nawaz did not agree hence

One sided reporting by bias media if you look closely 15-20 people sit on an artery and forcing people not to go to work, if Govt wanted they can easily clear roads in 10 minutes, even on TV camera are not showing the protesters from top but from front and saying Bari tadaad mein karkun shareeq hain

Burning of tyres damages roads and creates toxic pollution. Also there are thousand of people in a city of 20 million people who visits hospital in an emergency basis. They don't use ambulances. With these tactics people will stop supporting PTI just as they stopped supporting MQM because of the strike calls. People expects strike with only rallies and dharnas, not stones and tyre burning.

Mashallah, KHI has responded well. Karachi belongs to PTI.

Pakistan has suffered a lot but not any more ! No one like ! Those who think that Imran's strength is ebb and steam the is gone out of the balloon. Rest of politicians have to understand that PTI is not going away anywhere anytime soon It's here and arrives in Karachi too. It's getting powerful abg growing by leaps and bounds by the day

Welcome PTI, the MQM way of doing business. You have shown us that there is no difference between PTI and MQM.

Imran had threatened to lock down Karachi which he did lock and can be watched all over the world. Who triumphed today in Karachi-Imran Khan or PM Nawaz? Who earned laurels today Fri 12th December, 2014 in Karachi? Had sky split apart if Imran’s initial demand floated year before to re-count votes in 4 NA constituencies been agreed upon by PM Nawaz? Isn’t it constitutional right to ask for re-counting of votes? Had votes not been counted in Pakistan and other countries? Who answers me from Pakistan think tank? Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / zaidi4merdiplomat@hotmail.com / 0911 Kuwait Time 1111 Pakistan Time

why Peshawar is not included in Plan C...Plan C suppose to start from Peshawar but His highness IK choice other cities of Pakistan as if there is nothing wrong in KPK. he forget about IDPS he dont even talk about them. fight for them.

wonder to see shops close. can anyone tell me which market of Karachi open at 9 a.m.?

and i was also afraid by the number of people with Mr. Arif Alvi. millions of people standing behind him. amazing :P

@AAK and 12 IDPs children died in Peshawar hospital yesterday but there MNAs n MPAs are busy in shutting down karachi like Mr. Swati at Quaidabad. and they are very proud of this.

Tsunami's peaceful protesters are peacefully burning tires, peacefully throwing stones, peacefully blocking roads, peacefully using sticks and peacefully shutting us down. Is peacefulness pe mein qurban jaoon!

Did not that tyre burning and stick wielding was part of a peaceful protest. Thank you pti for wasting 2.5 hrs of my life. Ever consider how this will affect people who work on daily wages? An apology will not pay for their lost day. If pti is doing the same thing as other parties, I fail to see the change.

@Atif Because both MQM and PTI challenge the established parties PPP and PML (N) for justice.

burnt tires, masked workers carrying stick...how peaceful.

@Pakfan23 very well said

willful shutdown.Pakistan ZIndabad. PTi zindaabad

Very unfortunately, the political parties and the so called democracy have not contributed in the development of Pakistan, they only looted our beloved Mother-Land yet, the only solution of this political instability in the country is Pak-Army, They should take charge. At least they will do something than nothing and let the public live peacefully.

Instead of arguing that the current government isn't fit to govern, why doesn't he ever show us how capable his party is, by proposing policies and bringing bills to parliament? Instead, all he does is demonstrate and try to destabilize the government. Is this what he would do as PM as well? He is rapidly losing sympathy, in Pakistan and internationally.

@mmr What a selfish statement! 2.5 hours of personal time lost! Ever considered how many generations after generation are being wasted because of the current system?

MQM calls for strike it' daily wage workers being affected. PTI shuts down city and it's for good of country..talk about double standards

@Proud Pakistani NS speech in India sometime before he ascended the throne of the Prime Minister this time, declaring the boundary between India and Pakistan as just an imaginary line drawn between the two countries does certainly make anyone very Proud Pakistani

Who has given you right to decide what is right and what is not for the people of Karachi? your mandate is largely in KPK, do some good work first then highlight and then ask for votes. I voted for you in previous election, and now i am ashamed that i voted for you as you are no different. Go, go back yoy civilian dictator.

It took me 1.5 hours to reach office instead of normal 20 mins. But i am at work because i do not subscribe to your agenda.

@nadeem Really? Stop living in fool's paradise.

We need to see the intent of the gov which is reflecting by this action of PTI that even after 120 days have past asking for justice, gov is least bothered to open 4 constitutions and as a result people of pakistan is suffering. they dont care about people, they just care about themselves. Only those people support PML-N who themselves are corrupt and dont want "transparency" and "accountability". If PTI is able to achieve these two things which have never happened in this country before, mark my words it will be a "NAYA PAKISTAN".

PTi is evolving into a militant group because of their belief that without violence and anarchy they can not achieve their political ambitions.

@Khan Even on Friday markets open after Jumma prayers

Am more convince than ever that this tug of war between PMLN and PTI is only for the mega power and energy projects that are to be realized soon. The driving force behind PTi are the powerful business groups who want the power and energy projects to be signed and realized in PTI government so that they could make huge money out of those projects. Time will prove it right IA.

Unfortunately IK is gone completely mad. He is destroying the great country bit by bit for his ego and hunger for power, He is hardly a politician and his hateful oratory may charm some in particular young ladies showing their dancing skills on TV. I feel he is destroying Pakistan and advocating Anarchy. High time you change your attitude.

I faced enormous difficulty in reaching my place from Karachi airport .. but never once did i question Imran khan ... its a price we have to pay for the justice .. Go ahead Kaptaan we are with you .....

@Khan If justice door is opened through blocking the roads and closing the shops then please do this justice in KP as well. Is making hurdles in earning of any human is right?

Sindh Police is tackling the situation very nicely till now and hope they will do the same till evening. Mr. Alvi let the strike ends up at 4.30 pm or max. 5 pm so that the shopkeepers can do some business to day.

PTI, nodoubt, is fighting for our rights so being a Shop keeper i,m happy to shutdown my shop for the sack of our rights.Go Imran go ahead Nation is with you.

A PTI activists distributing pamphlets regarding change your old tires for new by PTI Tires

Former president Asif Ali Zardari has been acquitted of two corruption charges by an accountability court This is the reason for which PTI has been calling nation not to go with Zardari or Nawaz both are same.

For a change a different type of close down otherwise people here are used to Altaf Hussain's announcement and then no body could dream of not obeying. This is a real democratic protest.

So this is so called " Educated " & " Non Voilent " Party. Imran Khan shoulid be ashamed for misleading the youth. This is not the way to convey your message. Set an example in " KPK" and you will be in power next election. There is no short cut to hard work. It's sorry state of affairs. As far the Govt. is concerned it's total failure of PML N the way they have handled PTI Protests. State should make sure that all such activities should be controlled and innocent citizens should be able to follow normal rountine. Anyone creating choas should be handled by law.

@Anon ,Wish it worked like this pakistan too. Wish we had norms of the western society. But here no one will notice if Pti follow your advice. They would have even made jokes that Pti could only close it partially.

@Cynical Country has become laughing stock due to people like you. Many people can't go to hospital, kids to school nor they get any wages or jobs even without shut down by PTI. What about them? to end all that you need to bear this inconvenience.

Yet another milestone set by your dharna. Electricity cost has gone down by Rs.2.32 per unit. Thanks IK your determination for New Pakistan started paying off!

Sorry for Inconvience but govt left no choice. We are with IK.

@Imran sheikh .. to an extent you are right. But still two wrongs do not make one right.

@Haque Parast: although I am a PTI supporter but I like your sense of humour. And I will add if you make the peaceful revolution impossible you make the violent revolution inevitable.

Shame shame Shame PTI, they are not different same politicians with new name

@Cynical You are not only cynical but you are doing wrong propaganda too. Sick can go to hospital as all the ambulances and police cars have been allowed to pass to their destinations. What about those who struggle to get food 365 days a year? Imran Khan is fighting for them, his fight is for the long term benefit of us all.

@Salma we also with PTI and want to peace full protest this is our right and rights of all people, if justice will not come to us surely we will choice the protest when every door would have been closed. all PTI worker and supporter zinda band imran khan zindabad pakistan painda bad.

There is no difference between between PTI, MQM, PPP, PMLN, JI and JUI. All their protests target common man. Shameful for PTI which always used to taunt at MQM. Did anyone tried to calculate that how much loss business and common man suffered just because of cheap tactics of political parties in Pakistan.

PTI has surpassed the MQM in dharna syasat, it is now well over 115 days and no other party has ever had a longest sit in. What did PTI achieve nothing, infact they have taken a back step from their demand of removing Sharif brothers.

@ayazali ... Everybody did vote for change but our mandate was high jacked... You give us an other solution to this problem and we will definitely follow the logic

@alim... If IK does not shout against status quo there won't be any ambulances and hospitals left to go to.

Executive should make a law, wherein no individual or any political party should be allowed to shut down any city but they may be allowed to record their protest peacefully without disturbing Business & Transport. Politics of Strikes, Politics of Gundagardi should be stopped.

@Prof Abdul Malik.... clichés are called clichés because they have no logic... You can give us an other way of protesting against our rights and we will follow that... I think parents of the children dying in Thar should also carry a peaceful protest against the Government because the Government response would be very positive against peaceful protest as apparent from CM's spokesman who stated that hundreds of children die in Pakistan every day why their is a hue and cry over children dying in Thar...

Have people forgotten the May 12, 2008 massacre? Stay indoors!

@Rajab Ali it's neither Imran khan or pti that has caused cut in the oil or electricity prices but on the other hand oil prices has fallen down in the international market from 112 dollar per barrel to 58 dollar per barrel , therefore govt of Pakistan also had to decrease prices in oil products including electricity. Thanks to oil price in international market not to Imran khan, by the way did Imran khan force international market to cut / reduce oil price against dollar in international market ? Wake up man !

Is it possible to shutdown Karachi, without MQM's support (open or implicit)? if yes, then stop blaming MQM for all the mess in Karachi!....Establishment Zindabad!

These strikes are hurting IK and his party more than doing any good................people are now fed up of this daily dharnas and chaos, its better if he work on for the development of country rather than part of a group damaging Pak.

Big Deal - Any tom, IK and Harry can shut down Karachi. All you need is one toy gun

Extremely shameful display by PTI. Forced shutdown is NOT equal to Voluntary shutdown

Imran khan is an honest and devoted personality

Imran is an honest leader

Shame on PTI and Imran Khan to rob the people of Karachi of their daily wages, education for the children. They are doing the same as what MQM does. Forcing people to close their businesses , schools. In democracy this has to be the choice of people. The political parties do not have to use force. PTI has a problem with the government, why punish normal people. Haven't they had enough of PPP and MQM atrocities in Karachi ??? now they have to put up with PTI too !!! What a shame !!!

pure and simple indulgence by politicians who think their rights are more important than ordinary peoples rights! this will backfire on the organizers.

why dawn is so sarcastic towards good of Pakistan.

Mr.IK u are one of the leaders u must save ur country from crisis but not to hold protests by shutting down cities to reduce economy. In my perceptions, ur plan C will be failed because u haven't done more since august, now it's good to call off it. Make plan D to create KPK in the best form of country.

Congratulation PTI for shutting down Karachi. Now don't you ever dare to object or complain when MQM does it! Hypocrites!

Another proof that it is Gullus of PMLN who cause problems everywhere. Unfortunately NS is surrounded by criminal elements.

What has Alvi done for the people in Karachi that he has started this CHANGE PAKISTAN scheme. When you cannot lift one stone how can you promise to lift a rock ?

IK should be charged and sent to jail for abrupting people's lives, putting them at risk, and disturbing the peace.

I understand now that it is absolutely foolish to make any sense out of Imran Khan's

@Samad Chaudhry .......yes he is destroying the country. What we need is leaders like Sharif and Zardari. Hats off to your logic genius...no wonder Pakistan is not moving forward!

@RS : My vote goes to Afia Siddiqui

What do politicians get by forcing businesses to shut down?

@Cynical have you ever tried to wonder why are there people on "daily wages" in Pakistan ? It is because the Govt. has never tried to do any better for them. A day without a wage, but instead a promise of better opportunity in the future is better than a future filled with just daily wages and nothing else.

Imran's point of view it was failed strike because he could not get any dead body of his worker from Karachi. No fire and no tear gas I.K. plan C has failed in Karachi

@Riaz But I.K. is a blue eye of powerful

@Janu Not-German .. Alright.. how about you try it.. First everyone was claiming there is no way IK would be able to shut down a city like KHI .. No roots .. No goons .. MQM\PPP support is too much... And now that he has the naysayers are claiming that anyone can shut down the city. Give credit where it is due... Nothugs were hired.. no family members kidnapped... no casualties... This shut down was more peaceful than an average day in KHI. People protesting in streets probably felt freedom after a long time.

Thank you MQM and PPP for facilitating PTI. Did anyone notice IK's tone down speech in Karachi? Looks like he is only after PML(N) because they are in power and NS was once upon a time his 'muhsin.'

nobody was forced to close down, It was the choice of the people to come out for peaceful protest. No life lost no property destroyed. (thank God). Now will all know that the real power is in the hands of AWAAM and its high time politicians open their eyes and accept the ground reality.

@Hussain and do what? Ask Raiwind to help?

@Haque Parast Hahaha good one :-) Add to that .... peacefully shooting his mouth off, abusing everyone who dare to oppose the 63-yo old kid, who needs another 63 years to mature!

Sindh has it's own set of problems, some of them quite serious but IK will never go after Sindh's hukmaran like he does against SS in Punjab. I wonder why?

Commendations to Karachi Administration, PPP and MQM for facilitating event without incident and to the police which caught terrorist cell of 'Al Qaeda in India', whose nefarious designs were neutralized.

@Cynical drastic changes require drastic methodology Ask yourself do you want to change Pakistan as whole or are you going to knit picking.

@Anon What would people like IK. J Tareen, SMQ know about "daily wage earners"? Its all Greek to these bunch of free-loaders and feudal lords, masquerading as politicians. And by the same token, what does this newly-formed alliance of trios IK, SR, and AH know about kids going to school/Universities -- these 3 just have three things in common: no day-job, no family, no responsibilities!!! Hence, way too much time ever-ready devil's workshop!

PTI proved to be a political party of people's heart. It may bring a hope against MQM. PPP can try itself in Karachi. Their days are gone. Bye bye PPP

@Inam Naqvi I agree this is gunda gardi. If sharifs., zardari are rich, Imran khan is not poor. He belongs to the same elite class who is using poor gullible masses since decades. Ik is the biggest hyocrite.

Mein bhee bohat ajeeeb hoon itna ajeeeb k bus Khud ko tabah kar liya aur malal bhee nahi!

By protesting peacefully and blocking whole Karachi without any violence shows that PTI is peaceful party and also shows that Karachi can be blocked without firing a single bullet. And this is clearly showing the GULLUISM psyche of punjab police and PML-N in Punjab they should learn from PPP sindh govt to deal with protesters.

I have never heard Imran Khan talking about a new province of Karachi and its municipality. The other day I saw Roedad Khan a 100 years old politician standing next to Imran Khan. Watch out Imran Khan. This old man was the architect of Zia's internal policy, was his interior minister and was the real brain. Weed him out. This man will tarnish your image.

BTW, what was plan A and B?

We are with Imran Khan! Pakistan Zindabad!

@Iqbal Khan ....Jamat-e-islami can show the strength 10 times more than this in Karachi......They can gather far more people on Karachi streets but never. Even their strikes are far more successful....It doesn't mean that MQM is no more the popular party of Karachi......Please don't blindly follow the masses.....Because "a" usually gets silent afterward....

Pti has very innovative ideas because of educated youth.kindly find an alternative of burning tyres to block roads in different cities.this adds to more polution in already highly polluted environment in which our folks live in cities.for a change try using grease or used engine oil or simply a human chain would do.

We are proud of you Imran Khan and we are with you for the sack of justice and peaceful Pakistan.

There was no mass support for this protest. It is a city of 20 million and even 20000 people were not there. All roads blocked so people have no choice but to stay indoor and enjoy it is a holiday. Burning of tyres and blocking of roads is considered political strength.What a shallow vision of change

The narcissist, perhaps, has come to the conclusion that his only expertise, apart from being an undisputed all-rounder of all-time in the world of cricket, lies in mindless disruptions, shut-downs, disgustingly managed public congregations (himself, unfortunately, was a poor victim of that), is the best he is left with to offer people. Unfortunately, this unmanaged power-house of energy has, it seems, never bothered to seek a good 'mursheed', to guide his tremendous potential to achieve those heights that remain elusive ever! The answers to our unresolvable quests, often lie under the ever-mounting mound of our own ego.

Shutting down a city means you are causing losses to people and businesses, which they can ill afford. In other words, you are hurting the citizens, the city and the country. Your point is noted. Any more losses to the pocketbook of the people will only hurt PTI. So, if I was Imran Khan, I'd cool it. In my humble opinion, any further disruption in the cities and the country will only hurt Imran's credibility. So instead of cutting your nose to spite your face, why don't you wait your turn in the next go around, meanwhile, go about it in a more constructive manner.

What it tells you -- if Imran has instructed his followers to stay peaceful -- the government will stay peaceful.

@Cynical In UK ,after so many years we are feeling proud of Pakistani people who can stand up for the respect of their votes and someone is trying to lay the foundation of proper Democracy. European are becoming aware of the intellect of our natio. About our nation the question used to be ,why can't the educated and intelligent people of Pakistan can't get together and throw away corruption from the top .? We can proudly tell now thatour people can do. How powerful they can be with discipline . How much logic and reasoning majority of Pakistan has. It's only few who have money but brains are full of frauds and are self promoted VIPs.

@Cynica People had sacrificed more than this what people are sacrificing now. The benefit of clean and transparent elections will be for ever . We will not running after personalities. No worship of any leader until he delivers. Shutting their shops and protesting for their rights is Jahad for justice.

So, what if Karachi was partially or even fully paralyzed? What was accomplished beyond keeping Imran Khan in news?

@Janu Not-German: Bahut Khoob!

Karachi down????? How rude and arrogant is this remark of IK/PTI

Clouds of smoke in the back ground and claim that it peaceful demonstration???? By paralizing lives in city of 15 million you can not bring any thing good to this country. Darkness can not remove darkness only light can do it.

@Ali Zafar Good job by Sindh police and the Sindh Government. no ghunda gardi like Faisalabad.. Credit goes to MQM as well.

IK recipe for Naya Pakistan = Destroy current Pakistan, then restart a new 'Oay Pakistan'

INSAF---- has Imran Khan in his lonely hours in his container ever thought what INSAF is-- The pictures in this story are evidence of COMPLETE NA INSAAFI --- IS this INSAAF TO DEPRIVE PEOPLE TO WORK-- go to work and do business---create hurdles -- burn tires-- create FEAR ---- IMRAN INSAF CREATED MORE FEAR IN PEOPLE For the safety of their lives and property and then there were MUSTANA PTI WORKERS DANCING LIKE CRAZY ON THESE CLOSED STREET--- WHAT KIND OF INSAAF IS WROUGHT ON THIS EXISTING 67 years old PAKISTAN land of OUR HOPES?

Are they going to invade their own country and took it to a condition of surrender, !!!!

So it's a new pakistan, right rich entitled people doing what they want .taliban khan is just another nawaz. Be glad it wasn't ur mother or father who couldn't make it to the hospital. Or ur husband or wife stuck behind burning tires trying to mind the own business. Or ur kids that missed school. Imran khan is not a vaccine to all ur problems he's just a new symptom. Remember when he protested the killing of a terrorist , a terrorist that had been killing average Pakistanis for years.

Imran sahib one province is with you just concentrate on it's uplift. Make it a progressive province so that whole Pakistanis will appreciate and you will be next PM. We also don't like the thieves in government but you should not be in hurry and you can work in opposition the country , but please don't destabilize the country.

Why is the government ignoring the terrorist acts and treason against the democratically elected government?

@nadeem Now you confirmed to Imran Khan that HE IS THE ONE.

Two down, three to go. But can he turn street power into voting majority, this way ? Ji has not been able to do it, for the last sixty years. Great minds, think alike. Fools, seldom differ.

@RS Malala who -;)

Imran Khan is last hope for Pakistan. He is honest and sincere. Pakistani people should stand by him. Otherwise, entire Pakistani would be sold out by these so called corrupt PPP, MQM, Nawaz Mafia and Pakistani Govt establishments (Civil Servants).

Imran Khan go back to your land and take your people with you. Karachi does not belong to you.