South Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mahzor Ali, in a video statement said “some miscreants” threw stones at police personnel, who were deployed to “control law and order”.
He added that the police responded to this violent outburst through “shelling and baton-charge”. While he said the exact number of those taken into custody could not be specified, SSP Ali provided an estimate that “between 15 to 20” people had been held. He added that legal action will be taken against those detained.
Responding to a question, the SSP asserted that the police did not employ shelling or baton-charge unprompted, but in response to the individuals pelting stones. The PTI had announced a protest outside KPC at 4pm today against “rising inflation in the country and the increase in prices of petroleum products to record levels”.