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India-Pakistan
10 PTI workers injured in attack
2014-11-18
[DAWN] GUJAR KHAN: Ten workers of the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) sustained bullet injuries when a procession of the party was attacked near here on Sunday.

The procession was going to attend Imran Khan
... aka Taliban Khan, who isn't your heaviest-duty thinker, maybe not even among the top five...
's public gathering in Jhelum when it was fired upon in the Gharmala village.

District Police Officer (DPO) Jhelum Sarfraz Virk claimed that three persons allegedly involved in the attack had been tossed in the clink
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
and weapons recovered from them. The arrested young men have been identified as Safeer, Talat and Nasir. Three short machine-guns were recovered from them, the police said. The attack occurred in the native town of Chaudhry Khadim, a PML-N member of the National Assembly.

Chaudhry Nadeem, a former MPA and close relative of the MNA, said the 10 people sustained injuries in a cross-fire after the PTI workers attacked his residence.

On the other hand, Chaudhry Ejaz, a PTI leader, alleged that the attack was carried out by the PML-N workers to discourage people from participating in the public gathering of Imran Khan.
Posted by:Fred

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