KARACHI, October 24: : The chief justice has extended the deadline to evict residents of Pakistan Quarters by three months after clashes between the residents of the federal housing colonies and police turned violent on Wednesday.
At least 16 people, including six police personnel, were injured as a protest by residents of Pakistan Quarters against their eviction led to clashes with the forces.
Dozens more were arrested as they protested against the operation to evict them from the quarters following the Supreme Court’s directives. Residents beat up and threw stones at personnel attempting to enter the quarters. Heavy contingents of police, including the anti-riot force, were called and they resorted to baton-charge, tear gas shelling and used a water cannon to disperse the protesters.
One policeman also resorted to aerial firing following which he was taken into custody and his weapon was seized.
As the situation worsened, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail contacted Chief Justice Saqib Nisar, who ordered that the operation be halted for three months. – Online
