Hyderabad: A man was killed and six others injured during violent protest against Sindh People’s Local Government Ordinance 2012 in Nawazbshah district on Monday.
The protesters, belonging to various nationalists parties, some of them armed opened fire in the air and set ablaze Airport Police Station in Gharibad locality.
The protesters rallied on Sakrand Road as they observed strike against the controversial local government system, although, supported by two major political stakeholders the Pakistan People’s Party and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.
Police also resorted to aerial firing to disperse the charged protesters who torched some motorcycles and a passengers bus.
The dead and injured were taken to nearby hospitals. The Sindh Assembly today (Monday) passed the SPLGO 2012 bill which further fueled the already angry nationalist elements.
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