Multiple individuals sustained injuries after demonstrators set ablaze a police van in Karachi during a protest against the canal project.
A demonstration opposing the contentious canals project escalated into violence on Karachi’s National Highway, as furious protesters ignited a police vehicle and injured multiple policemen by hurling stones.
Attorneys and nationalist party activists obstructed Malir Link Road, necessitating significant police presence and the deployment of a water cannon to manage the situation.
Tensions intensified as confrontations erupted between lawyers and nationalist activists, resulting in additional injuries to police personnel.
Refer to: Attorneys’ protests against the canal project from the Indus River disrupt transportation between Sindh and Punjab.
During the chaos, police appeared to retreat, abandoning a police mobile that was later surrounded, vandalised, and torched by protesters, highlighting the gravity of the unrest.
