Flood victim dies during Watan card stampede
A young man died after allegedly being beaten-up by police during a stampede by desperate flood victims.
LAHORE:
A young man died after allegedly being beaten-up by police in Shehr Sultan precinct of South Punjab today (Wednesday).
Nazeer Ahmed was part of the crowd vying to get hold of a Watan Card which are currently being distributed for relief to flood victims. Police resorted to a baton-charge to control a stampede which broke out as a result of desperate flood victims trying to register for their cards.
The family of the deceased protested outside Rural Hospital Shahr Sultan, and demanded that the government take action against the lethal force used by police.
Earlier this week, over 1,000 flood victims in Dera Ghazi Khan protested against the district administration and the government for not receiving Watan Cards.
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has issued over 300,000 Watan cards to families who were affected in the floods so far.
A young man died after allegedly being beaten-up by police in Shehr Sultan precinct of South Punjab today (Wednesday).
Nazeer Ahmed was part of the crowd vying to get hold of a Watan Card which are currently being distributed for relief to flood victims. Police resorted to a baton-charge to control a stampede which broke out as a result of desperate flood victims trying to register for their cards.
The family of the deceased protested outside Rural Hospital Shahr Sultan, and demanded that the government take action against the lethal force used by police.
Earlier this week, over 1,000 flood victims in Dera Ghazi Khan protested against the district administration and the government for not receiving Watan Cards.
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has issued over 300,000 Watan cards to families who were affected in the floods so far.