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Police beat up protesting IJT activists
LAHORE, May 15(Daily Times): Hamidur Rehman, Islami Jamiat
Talaba (IJT) central information secretary, said on Monday that police beat
protesting IJT students outside Islamia College Civil Lines, injuring more than
10.
He said students from the Punjab University (PU), Islamia College
Civil Lines and Government College for Science on Wahdat Road blocked various
city roads and shouted slogans against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and
Sindh government for being allegedly involved in Saturday's violence in
Karachi.
Hamid said police beat students outside Islamia College Civil
Lines, injuring more than 10 students. He said police also beat protesting
students in Sialkot.
A press release stated that Goraya criticised the
police action against the students, calling it an act of state terrorism. He
said that soon students would overthrow the dictatorial regime in
Pakistan.
He said that on the one hand people were mourning over the loss
of precious lives in Karachi while on the other hand the government was
celebrating so called successful rallies. Goraya also urged the acting chief
justice of Pakistan to ban the MQM.
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