Model Town tragedy: Funeral prayers of 6 victims offered
Eight people including 2 women were killed during violent clash between PAT supporters and police.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - The funeral prayers of six Model Town tragedy victims have been offered.
At least eight people including two women were killed during violent clash between the supporters of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri and police on Tuesday.
The clash began when supporters of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) tried to stop police from removing hurdles outside their leader’s house in Lahore’s Model Town area.
"We received seven dead bodies including two women. All of them had bullet wounds," said Dr. Abdul Rauf, Medical Superintendent at the city s Jinnah Hospital.
"We also received 80 injured, 40 with bullet injuries and 40 with other wounds. Two injured are critical," he said.
Muhammad Rizwan, another member of the medical staff, confirmed that the dead bodies had been received.
Meanwhile, Chairman of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Tahirul Qadri on Tuesday said First Information Report (F.I.R) will be filed against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for the deaths of his supporters.
Addressing a press conference via video link from Toronto, Tahirul Qadri said that eight PAT workers have been martyred and 83 have been injured due to straight fire from the police.
“I congratulate the people who fought with such peace regardless of how horribly they were treated,” he said.
Canada-based Pakistani scholar Qadri said the purpose of this ‘state terrorism’ was to avenge his support for ISI and Pak Army.
He said chaos was created within the nation to distract the attention from Pak Army s Zarb-e-Azb operation in North Waziristan.
“I wanted to inform them that this movement can never be stopped. There will be Qisas of blood according to Sharia,” Tahirul Qadri said.
He questioned that if police were there to remove barriers from outside his residence in Model Town, then why did they open fire at the gate of his house.
“They destroyed the generator at my house and shut down all electricity. How does this link with the barriers?” he asked.
Qadri said these barbaric leaders wanted to show that they can do the worst terrorism.
He further stated that “My workers have raised my head, they have won this event. They will never be defeated and my workers will stay steadfast.”
Tahirul Qadri warned that “workers martyrdom will bring end of these rulers. Qisas will be done for the martyrs.”
He thanked all political parties who have shown their solidarity with his party and walked out of the assembly.
The PAT chief said he will visit Pakistan on 23 June as planned earlier and reveal party’s future strategy on his arrival at the Islamabad airport.
