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| Today: 09 February 2010 Time: 06:35 PM |
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| Another pro-Musharraf leader beaten by lawyers |
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| Politics 4/8/2008 8:27:00 PM |
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ISLAMABAD, April 8 (KUNA) -- In what appeared to be ventilation of anger
and antipathy against previous pro-Musharraf ruling party, another prominent
leader of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) and former Federal Minister was
beaten by lawyers in eastern Pakistani city.
Sher Afghan, former Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, went to
visit his lawyer in Lahore city when angry lawyers encircled him and started
protesting against the treatment meted out to them by PML-Q during its reign.
He remained locked in a room for several hours and when security officials
escorted him to his car, lawyers attacked him.
Television footage showed lawyers beating him with kicks, slaps and shoes
while policemen trying to shift him to an ambulance for safe escape. But,
lawyers followed them, punctured ambulance tyres and smashed window glasses.
When Aitzaz Ahsan, prominent leader of lawyers movement and President of
Supreme Bar Association (SBA), tried to save him, he was also manhandled.
Barrister Aitzaz condemning the incident announced to resign as President of
the SBA.
This was the second incident of manhandling of pro-Musharraf leader
reported in a week. Earlier, Arbab Ghulam Rahim, former Chief Minister of
Sindh province, was beaten with shoes and kicks by ruling party Pakistan
Peoples Party (PPP) workers in the provincial assembly hall.
PML-Q has been blamed for food, power and energy crisis, one of the worst
in the countrys history, and widespread corruption. (end)
amn.tg
KUNA 082027 Apr 08NNNN
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