Pak police fire tear gas, live rounds at protesters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 50 detained
Pakistan police used tear gas and live rounds to disperse protesters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, as clashes erupted over the suspension of the provincial government led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The violence, which was worst in Bara, around 15 km from Peshawar, left five people injured and resulted in the detention of 50 individuals, who face terrorism and sabotage charges.
The suspension came amid worsening law and order and escalating tensions between the PTI-led administration and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government. President Asif Ali Zardari issued the proclamation under constitutional articles citing a surge in terrorist attacks and a breakdown of constitutional machinery in the province.
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