Four deaths and more than a dozen injuries have been reported in Peshawar as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest in the city turns violent with scores of protesters vandalising shops and setting fire to buildings.
PTI supporters have been protesting against the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan. Imran Khan was arrested in a corruption case yesterday by Rangers.
According to journalist Iftikhar Firdous of The Khorasan Diaries, the protesters torched Edhi ambulance and police van. The protesters also opened fire towards the Balahisar Fort, which is the headquarters of the Frontier Corps —North, and they vandalised nearby shops and broke into Radio Pakistan building.
He said: “4 bodies and 27 injured have been received at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar.”
He added the police have arrested 30 people so far.
4 bodies and 27 injured have been received at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. Some of them have been identified and other have not. The situation on the road is now becoming more violent. More than 30 arrests have also been made. #Peshawar
— Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) May 10, 2023
Earlier, police had also opened fire at protesters in Quetta, killing one person.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab government have requested deployment of army to control the situation.
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