Lahore tragedy: PAT workers protest in various cities
Demonstrators protested in various cities including Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) workers and supporters on Tuesday protested in various cities including Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multan and Peshawar against killing of PAT workers and removal of barricades from Minhajul Quran Secretariat at Model Town Lahore by police. Demonstrators and police clashed in Gujranwala, Dunya News reported.
PAT workers including women and children staged sit-in protest outside Karachi Press Club. The demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s Shia Action Committee, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PMLQ) delegates showed solidarity to the participants of the rally.
Workers in twin-cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad also kept protesting. Demonstrators blocked Express Way and staged sit-in at Faizabad.
PAT workers staged protest at Aziz Cross Chowk for over six hours that badly disrupted the traffic which led to a brief clash between police and the protestors.
Demonstrators protested at various areas of Faisalabad. Demonstrators burned tyres and blocked the traffic. PAT workers even staged a protest at Kachehri Bazar.
The protests also continued in Multan where PAT workers took to streets and blocked Ali Chowk after burning tyres.
PAT workers also protested in Peshawar. Demonstrators shouted anti-government slogans and blocked Cantt Station Road.
Earlier, at least eight were killed and dozens others injured in violent clash between PAT workers and police.
Political leadership including Imran Khan, Altaf Hussain, Pervaiz Elahi and Sheikh Rasheed lashed out at government, heavily criticizing for the civilian casualties.
