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Karachi: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a recent attack by the Israeli army. At the same time, there was a fierce protest in Karachi, Pakistan against the killing of Nasrallah. During this, clashes were also seen between protesters and police. Officials gave this information. Officials said that the protesters were going towards the US Consulate to protest against the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. During this, the police fired tear gas shells and lathicharged to disperse the protesters.
March was taken out by changing the route
Karachi Police said in a press release that the religious-political party Majlis Wahdat Muslimeen (MWM) had called for a rally. Senior police officer Asad Raza said that the protesters tried to march towards the US Consulate located on Mai Kolachi Road by deviating from the prescribed route. Police officer Raza said, “When the police tried to stop them and reminded them of the route decided for peaceful protest, some of them became violent and started pelting stones at the police. Some policemen were injured in the stone pelting by the protesters.”
Police fired tear gas shells
Eyewitnesses said that many protesters changed the route and when they moved towards the US Consulate from the ‘Native Jetty Bridge’, the police stopped them. Later, tear gas shells were fired and lathicharge was done to disperse them. Reporters covering the rally in Karachi said that the protesters also beat up and injured some journalists and photographers. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Sunday condemned the attacks by Israel on civilians in West Asia.
