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| Nine hurt as policeman fires at protesters |
| 2013-11-24 |
| [Dawn] Nine protesters, including a woman, were maimed when a policeman opened fire on a protest rally in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. , which was part of demonstrations staged across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... and Fata on Friday to condemn the Rawalpindi violence. Wafaq-ul-Madaris had given call for the protests. Police said that the firing incident took place in Wakho Pul area in limits of Bana Mani cop shoppe. The injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital. They were identified as Sharifa Bibi, Sajid, Takbir, Tariq, Najeebullah, Abdur Rehman, Zakirullah, Amjad Ali and Muner. A hospital source said one of the injured was at death's door. "We were coming in a procession and as we crossed Ghazi checkpost a policeman opened fire on us from behind with his official rifle," Najeebullah of Bahadur Kili told Dawn at the LRH. Peshawar deputy commissioner Syed Zaheer-ul-Islam told mediapersons that the police constable, Syed Ali Badshah of Bana Mani cop shoppe, had been nabbed Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! and charged in a case under terrorism act. He said the overall situation in the district remained peaceful. Police had blocked all the entry points towards Shoba Chowk where all the processions were to be converged. Speakers condemned the Rawalpindi tragedy and criticised the government for failing to protect the lives and properties of people. They demanded arrest of all those involved in the tragedy. They also asked the government to compensate the victims' families and take action against the officials who failed to maintain law and order on such sensitive occasions. Similarly, the speakers also condemned drone strike at a seminary and asked the government to sever ties with the United States. On the day, all the shopping centres remained closed and traffic was routed to GT Road and no one was allowed to participate in the rallies from the cantonment side. Owing to traffic problems the people were seen marching towards their destinations. |
| Posted by:Fred |