KARACHI
Clashes between protesters and police erupted in parts of Karachi with the law enforcers arresting hundreds, including women, for violating Section 144 imposed a day earlier. Separate protests were held in parts of Karachi, including Karachi Press Club and Teen Talwar in Clifton, with TV footage showing police baton charging the protesters and arresting them. Participants of the ‘Sindh Rawadari March’ clashed with the police outside the press club when they violated Section 144 — banning demonstrations and assemblies of more than five persons across the metropolis.
The police officials noted that over 100 protesters, affiliated with separate groups, were taken into custody from different parts of the metropolis, including outside Karachi Press Club, Metropole Hotel and Jinnah Hospital.
