Taking a stand: Kotli police chief resigns in protest

Kotli superintendent resigned after release of PML-N candidate who was arrested for inciting election violence.


Agencies June 30, 2011
Taking a stand: Kotli police chief resigns in protest

MIRPUR: The Kotli superintendent of police resigned on Wednesday after the release of a Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Farooq Sikander, who was arrested for inciting election violence.

PML-N activists in Nakyal (LA-9 Kotli II) were protesting the election’s result in that constituency when they clashed with supporters of the Muslim Conference, who were also protesting. As police tried to break up the fighting by firing gunshots in the air, the crowd turned its anger on the police, injuring 12 of them. PML-N officials claim that the police attacked a peaceful protest.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 30th, 2011.

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