Ishaq Khan
PESHAWAR: As many as four people died and 27 other suffered injuries on Wednesday in the violent protests being held by workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Peshawar following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan on corruption charges.
Muhammad Asim, Spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital (LHR) Peshawar, confirmed that four dead bodies have been brought to the Hospital in the ongoing violent protests in provincial capital.
He added that the condition of most of the injured is out of danger as most people have received bullets in the legs and hands, and one of them got a bullet injury on the face.
The emergency department of LRH is currently on high alert to treat the injured people, Asim said.
Earlier, the workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Wednesday attacked the building of Radio Pakistan in Peshawar where they tortured the staff, destroyed equipment in different sections and set it on fire.
Radio Pakistan Director General Tahir Hassan told media persons that hundreds of PTI workers broke into the building of Radio Pakistan in Peshawar where they wreaked havoc on the newsroom and various sections.
The miscreants had attacked the building of Radio Pakistan on Tuesday as well.
They set fire to Chagai Monument and Radio Auditorium.
They also destroyed records and other materials in various sections of the building.
Vehicles parked in the building of Radio Pakistan had also been set on fire. The miscreants also looted the equipment including cameras, microphones and other devices.
They also tortured the staff including women that attempted to stop them.
The security forces have succeeded to expel the violent protesters from the building of the Radio Pakistan Peshawar but the PTI’s miscreants in Assembly Chowk have sprung up again and tear gas shilling started by police.
Due to violent protests in different areas of Peshawar, traffic has been suspended on the Khyber Road and Grand Trunk (GT) Road on Wednesday.
Violent protests continued on the second day in different parts of the country including in the major cities such as Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Quetta, with thousands of PTI workers taking part.
