{"id":473641,"date":"2025-04-21T02:27:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=473641"},"modified":"2025-04-21T02:27:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:27:31","slug":"azma-condemns-violent-protests-in-name-of-showing-solidarity-with-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/azma-condemns-violent-protests-in-name-of-showing-solidarity-with-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Azma condemns violent protests in name of showing solidarity with Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE<br \/>\nPunjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari has strongly condemned the violent protests staged under the pretext of showing solidarity with Gaza, stating that such acts are causing more harm than good.<br \/>\nAddressing a press conference in Lahore, she said, \u201cHarming Pakistan won\u2019t help Palestinians\u201d.<br \/>\nShe emphasized that 25,000 Pakistanis earn their livelihood through food franchises, now they are under attack. \u201cThose injured and killed in these incidents were Pakistanis.<br \/>\nWhose cause are we really serving?\u201d she questioned.<br \/>\nBukhari accused extremist\u2019s elements of trying to throw a wrench in Punjab\u2019s development and suggested that foreign forces could be fanning the flames of unrest.<br \/>\nShe warned that no one would be allowed to take the law into their own hands. \u201cIslam stands for peace, not chaos, she stressed.<br \/>\nSo far 149 suspects have been arrested, with 14 FIRs registered. 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