Religious party protesters torch police van in Sialkot
Protesters belonging to a religious party again started gathering near Railway crossing in Sialkot.
SIALKOT (Dunya News) - Religious party protesters on Tuesday night torched a police van in Sialkot as countrywide protest continued on the second day, Dunya News reported.
According to sources, the protesters belonging to a religious party again started gathering near Railway crossing in Sialkot.
Elsewhere, 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. The injured boy was shifted to hospital for treatment.
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.
