Dunya News - Model Town clashes: 'SP Security issued order for firing on PAT protesters'
- 10 years ago
LAHORE: Elite Force in-charge, in his statement to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) holding an inquiry into the Model Town incident, alleged that SP Salman Ali Khan had ordered security personnel to open fire on Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) workers.
On June 17, at least 14 PAT workers were killed and dozens of others injured in violent clashes between party activists and policemen in Lahore. The confrontation had started when a 15-member police team tried to remove barriers in front of PAT chief Dr Tahirul Qadri’s house and the Minhaj International Secretariat.
On June 17, at least 14 PAT workers were killed and dozens of others injured in violent clashes between party activists and policemen in Lahore. The confrontation had started when a 15-member police team tried to remove barriers in front of PAT chief Dr Tahirul Qadri’s house and the Minhaj International Secretariat.