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10 injured during protest against Davis release
[Geo News]  Punjab police started baton charge over Pakistain Tahreek e Insaf workers when they were trying to enter in Americian Consulate during the protest against the release of U.S national Raymond Davis involved in murder of two youths.In the result of police torture some ten protesters injured and six were tossed in the calaboose on Wednesday night. According to details PTI organized a protest at outside of U.S Consulate at Empress Road. During the protest the party workers burned the effigy of Raymond Davis, while a group of youngsters removed the security barriers and they tried to enter toward U.S Consulate but in the mean time police started the baton charge and tossed in the calaboose the protesters. In the result of police action some 10 people injured including Sh Imtiaz, Muhammad Rafiq Butt, Saddat Butt, Ihsan Niazi, Rana Akhtar Hussain and others, while six persons tossed in the calaboose. The PTI workers even continue their protest after the police festivities and they blocked the road. The protesters were raising the slogans against President  Asif Ali President Ten PercentZardari ... sticky-fingered husband of the late Benazir Bhutto ... , Rana Sanaullah provincial minister for law, Punjab government and U.S on the occasion. Those who led the protest were among PTI Lahore President Mian Mahmoodul Rashid, Ijaz Choudhry, Dr Yasmin Rashid and others. Imamia Student Organization and banned outfit Hizbul Tahrir also record their protest and staged procession at outside the Lahore Press Club against the release of Raymond Davis. The police and protesters festivities continued for two hours and later a large number of police contingent covered the U.S Consulate. Meanwhile the security around the U.S consulate beefed up. Posted by: Fred 2011-03-17 |
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