Clash: Brawl leaves one dead, six injured

he dead and the injured were rushed to the DHQ Kotli for medico-legal formalities and treatment

MUZAFFARABAD: A political worker was killed and six others injured during a clash between two political parties in the Nakyal area of Kotli in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Saturday. According to police, workers of Pakistan People’s Party local chapter were busy making arrangements for a party congregation on the ground of the Government College Nakyal, when workers of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz  allegedly attacked them and pelted stones at them, which resulted in the death of PPP worker Munshi Khan. The ensued clash also resulted in injuries to six workers of both the parties. The dead and the injured were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital Kotli for medico-legal formalities and treatment. The police fired tear gas to disperse the fighting workers. Political parties are gearing up for the upcoming general elections of AJK Legislative Assembly scheduled to be held in June 2016.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 14^th, 2016.