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| Clashes between Qadri supporters, Pakistani police kill 7 |
| 2014-08-10 |
| [Iran Press TV] At least seven people have been killed in renewed festivities between Pak security forces and the supporters of an anti-government leader in the eastern city of Lahore. Violence broke out on Saturday, after authorities blocked all roads leading to the residence of Moslem holy man, Tahirul-Qadri, in the city for the second consecutive day and pushed back his followers. Officials said hundreds of people, including dozens of coppers, have been injured during the melee. Following the incident, Qadri called off a large protest rally planned for Sunday, urging his supporters to hold smaller protests in their home towns. In a televised address, he called on his supporters to "protest peacefully," but slammed the Islamabad government for orchestrating a "massacre in the name of a crackdown." Qadri also accused the security forces of firing live bullets at his followers, saying that hospitals in Punjab Province have refused to treat the maimed people. Qadri, Canada-based founder and chairman of Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT) political party, says the current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... is corrupt and only benefits the elite, demanding the country's political system be tossed. On Thursday, he threatened to march on Islamabad and oust Sharif's government should the arrests of his followers continue. |
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