After days of protests and clashes, normalcy returned to the port city of Gwadar in Pakistan on Monday, as the port restarted operations, shopkeepers reopened their shops in the main bazaar and the authorities restored mobile phone service.
The Gwadar Rights Movement (GRM) activists have been protesting against the provincial government for more than two months over illegal fishing in the sea and unnecessary check posts.
As a result, baton-wielding policemen had been deployed in various parts of the city to maintain order.
A high-level meeting, chaired by Balochistan Chief Secretary Aziz Uqaili expressed satisfaction over the return of normalcy to the port city. The Gwadar deputy commissioner and other high-ups briefed the meeting about the law and order situation through a video link.
The fisheries department secretary briefed the meeting about the action taken against the elements involved in illegal fishing and trawling in the Arabian Sea. He said that all departments were making joint efforts to arrest the elements involved in illegal fishing and trawling in Gwadar.