Model Town Massacre
On 17 June 2014, Punjab Police raided the Minhaj-ul-Quran's Lahore secretariat on the pretext of removing security barriers from its surroundings. Tahir-ul-Qadri's followers, who were preparing for his arrival from Canada to launch an anti-government movement on 23 June 2014, protested and deadly skirmishes started. A dozen of Tahir-ul-Qadri's devotees were killed, including three women, and around a hundred got seriously wounded from bullet shots. [1] [2] [3] Qadri and other opposition leaders including Imran Khan held Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Punjab, responsible for the civilian deaths at the hands of police and demanded his resignation. [4] In wake of public reaction and opposition's criticism, Shahbaz Sharif constituted a judicial commission to probe the incident and sacked his law minister, Rana Sanaullah Khan, and Punjab's top bureaucrat, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Dr Tauqir Shah.[5]
References
- ↑ 7 dead, 80 injured in clash between PAT and Lahore Police, The Nation (Pakistan), 17 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ Eight killed in police action at Minhajul Quran secretariat in Lahore, The News International, 17 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ Pakistan witnesses a day-long ‘revolution’ drama, Al Arabiya, 24 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ Model Town killings: Shahbaz must tender resignation, says Imran Khan, The Express Tribune, 22 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ Shahbaz removes Sana, official, Dawn (newspaper), 21 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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