- Pakistan authorities have suspended at least 116 police officials, including top officers. According to media reports, this is in connection with the killing of people during a public protest in Lahore in 2014.
- The incident occurred in 2014 in Model Town area of Lahore where at least 14 people were killed and 100 others injured when the police opened fire to disperse protesting Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) workers during an anti-encroachment operation outside the residence of Canadian-Pakistani cleric Tahirul Qadri.
- Since then, the PAT chief has been demanding justice in the case and asking for suspension of all the accused policemen for free and fair investigation in the case.
Published On : 19 Oct 2018
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