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The family has announced to end the protest on the National Highway following 27 hours following the death of a woman due to alleged police firing in the Steel Town area of Karachi. Due to the long protest, thousands of citizens were mobilized and long queues of vehicles were formed from Karachi to Thatta.
In Karachi, 2 days ago, the relatives of a woman protested on the National Highway due to the alleged firing of a woman by the police. However, while ending the dharna that has been going on since yesterday, the brother of the victim, Yakub Samoun, said that since the incident, we are not being heard, a case has been registered once morest the killers.
He said that we cannot participate in this case and give a statement, we protested and hoped that justice would be done, we now leave the matter to Allah, we did not get justice.
Yakub Samu said that the FIR was not done by our will, there is no hope of justice from anyone, the police is the murderer of our sister.
Karachi: DIG East Ghulam Azfar Mahesar
Speaking to the media, Ghulam Azfar Mahesar said that the victim’s car came in the range of cross firing, we are ready for a judicial inquiry, if the police have made a mistake, the policemen will go inside.
Interior Minister Ziaul Hasan Linjar
Speaking to the media, Zia-ul-Hassan Linjar said that the negotiations with the protesters continued late at night, a judicial inquiry was offered, an FIR has been registered, there are orders of the Supreme Court, an FIR cannot be registered on the FIR.
He said that we want enforcement of law, democratic governments believe in democracy, protection of life and property of citizens is our responsibility, we do not want the matter to be prolonged, anyone is allowed to take the law into their hands. will not give
It should be noted that due to the protest on the National Highway, the families who were going to and from the picnic were crushed, and the citizens were stuck on the road for several hours. There was a heavy traffic jam on the National Highway, queues of heavy vehicles were formed from Karachi to Thatta.
At the time of the protest, the traffic police said that the traffic was being diverted to alternative routes.
The protesters demanded that a case be registered once morest SSP, SHO Gulshan Hadid and the police team, until the case is registered the protest will continue.
Karachi: Residents of Steel Town end sit-in following 7 hours, traffic on National Highway restored
Before the dharna ended, some citizens said that they have been stuck in the traffic for 12 hours, food and drinks have also run out, children are worried regarding hunger and thirst.
On the other hand, during the protest, the family members of the victim said that they have been on the road since 2 pm on Saturday, the road has been closed for several hours, but no government representative has come to meet them. The hours had come.
He said that SSP Malir is not ready to file a case once morest the accused. After that she escaped.
They had demanded that a case be registered once morest the 4 policemen and the SHO who fired, warning that the protest would continue until a case was registered once morest them.