KARACHI, May 10: The local chapter of Pasban, a youth organisation, has given a call for strike in city on Friday against massive load-shedding and increasing street crimes. It has appealed people from all walks of life, transporters and traders in particular, to make the strike a success.

Syed Ashraf Hussain, President of Pasban, Karachi, in a statement issued here on Thursday, made the appeal. He also claimed that unidentified armed men attacked a vehicle carrying Pasban workers, who were airing the call for the strike using loudspeaker. He said that the attackers kidnapped 10 of the workers before freeing four of the injured ones. The other six were still unaccounted for, he added. He alleged that the attack was made in the presence of police, who did not move against the assailants.

Mr Hussain urged the DIG operation and TPO New Karachi to register an FIR of the incident and locate the missing workers.

Giving details, he said the workers, led by Umaid Ali Qazi, were attacked at Baba Morr, in the limits of the New Karachi Police Station.

He said the assailants carried Klashnikovs and after kidnapping the workers, fled towards Surjani Town.