Religious Party Clashes With Civil Rights Protesters In Pak

One person was killed and several injured when police resorted to baton charges to stop members of a religious party from clashing with civil and human rights protesters in Sindh province of Pakistan on Sunday. The protesters from Sindh Rawadari March (SRM) gathered in front of Karachi Press Club to demonstrate against the killing of blasphemy suspect Shahnawaz Kunbhar and “extremism in Sindh" while activists of the religious-political party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) at the same time tried to storm through the KPC.

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Updated on: 14 October 2024 4:04 pm

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Pakistan Violence | Photo: AP/Fareed Khan

Police and paramilitary soldiers stand beside a police vehicle setting on fire by supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party during clashes in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Police detain a Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan supporter | Photo: AP/Fareed Khan

Police detain a supporter of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party during clashes in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Police chase TLP supporters | Photo: AP/Fareed Khan

Police and paramilitary soldiers chase supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party who setting on fire a police vehicle during clashes in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Supporters of the TLP clash with Police | Photo: AP/Fareed Khan

Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party burn bushes and throw stones towards police during clashes following protestors tried to break through a security barricade, in Karachi, Pakistan.

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