Mir Raza murder case: Karachi police book 'around 100 demonstrators' for allegedly blocking Sharea Faisal
KARACHI: Police have registered a case against “around 100 demonstrators” accused of blocking a stretch of Sharea Faisal — Karachi’s main artery — during a protest held in connection with the Mir Raza Ali murder case, it emerged on Friday. A first information report (FIR), registered on the complaint of Sub-Inspector (SI) Muhammad Nizam, said that he saw “around 100 people” blocking Sharea…
On Friday, police registered a case against around 100 demonstrators who allegedly blocked a stretch of Sharea Faisal, Karachi’s main thoroughfare, during a protest related to the Mir Raza Ali murder case. A first information report (FIR) filed by Sub-Inspector Muhammad Nizam stated that he witnessed around 100 people obstructing Sharea Faisal between Saddar and the airport at 3am on August 27.
The protesters were carrying sticks and banners reading "Arrest the killers of Mir Raza Ali." Police tried to reason with the demonstrators, but they continued shouting slogans and blocking the road for vehicles and pedestrians. The FIR was registered at the Ferozabad police station under multiple sections of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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