People protesting against the kidnappings ofnine truck drivers in district Kashmore blocked the Indus Highway onSunday for several hours to press the authorities for their release. The blockage of the road led to long queues of vehicles and left peoplestranded out in the open in extreme cold.
The protestors said that the police had failed to control law and ordersituation in the province. They said despite operations conducted by the police and Rangers,incidents of kidnappings for ransom, instead of decreasing, hadincreased.—APP
