12-year-old boy injured in clash between police, religious party workers

Dunya News

The injured boy was taken to hospital where doctors said he is in stable condition.

SHAHDARA (Dunya News) - A 12-year-old boy sustained injuries in firing as the religious party protesters clashed with police in Shahdara More area near Lahore on Tuesday night, Dunya News reported.

The injured boy was taken to hospital where doctors said he is in stable condition.

On the other hand, two police officials were martyred and 97 others, including officers, were injured in violence during protests by religious party workers in Lahore. The injured policemen and officers are being treated at various hospitals across the city.

According to reports, Constable Ali Imran, who was undergoing treatment at Mayo Hospital, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. The constable, who was stationed at Shalimar police station, got injured during the violence in Karol Ghati.

According to sources, 2 DSPs, 5 inspectors, 6 sub-inspectors, 6 ASIs, 12 head constables and 66 constables were among those injured during the violent protests by religious party workers.

At the direction of CCPO Lahore Ghulam Mehmood Dogar, SSP Admin Waqar Shoaib Qureshi visited various hospitals and met the injured personnel.

The SSP requested doctors to provide the best treatment to the injured policemen. Police officials said that they would spare no effort to protect the lives and property of the citizens.