Multan hunger-strike camp against inflation and energy prices; march threat if unmet
APPLA’s central leadership in Multan led a hunger-strike camp against inflation and surging electricity/fuel costs, warning of province-wide road blockades and a march on Islamabad if demands were ignored. The action emphasized the squeeze on owners who could neither pass costs downstream nor absorb them.
Speakers highlighted the compounding effect of energy bills, raw-material costs, and financing charges, arguing that small power-loom firms had no cushion left. They pressed for immediate tariff recalibration for SME industrial connections and relief on arrears.