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Unveiling the soul of Pakistan's metropolis.
Karachi Matters Editor
The leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, Farid Paracha, has warned the government that their people know how to handle Section 144.
Wherever the government imposes restrictions, there will be protests.
One protest will be in Islamabad, and there will be a thousand separate protests.
People are frustrated with the electricity bills.
He said the government is in a state of panic, and Section 144 does not stop protests.
Each person is paying three bills, and we are paying capacity payments.
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