December 8 riot : ‘PTI being stopped from pursuing Haq Nawaz’s case’

“The policemen tried to stop the protesters. They got angry and beat up Constable Muhammad Siddique,” he said.


Our Correspondent February 01, 2015

FAISALABAD: “Police are threatening us to stop us from pursuing my brother’s case,” said Atta Muhammad whose brother had been shot dead on December 8. He was talking to newsmen. He said the Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Bilal Umar had called them to his office and hold them that a case had been registered against them for injuring a police constable on December 8. He said the SSP urged them to surrender voluntarily. “We told him that the police constable was injured by stones pelted by PML-N workers,” he said. “The SSP started abusing us and told us to surrender and give our statements during investigation.” Sub Inspector Muhammad Khalid said he had submitted the complaint when he was the Samanabad SHO. He said the PTI workers had blocked roads on December 8 and pelted stones at those trying to stop them.

“The policemen tried to stop the protesters. They got angry and beat up Constable Muhammad Siddique,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 2rd, 2015.

COMMENTS (1)

ishrat salim | 9 years ago | Reply

Punjab is under a dictatorial rule...see how it is performing....So, it is proved that only dictatorship is the only solution to run a country & let SS become country`s second ( first was ZAB) " CMLA" civilian martial law administrator & how the country rises to the top, just like Lahore.

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