Two killed, 22 injured during Mianwali protests

MIANWALI: Police resorted to aerial firing and teargas shelling on protestors in Mianwali Monday resulting in the death of two people while 22 others including a DCO were injured, Geo News reported. The protestors were protesting against continued loadshedding and demanded uninterrupted power supply.
The area presented a view of a warfield when the police used teargas and aerial firing to disperse the crowd but the mob turned violent and threw stones in return. A complete shutter down strike was observed in Mianwali following appeals from various political parties. Thousands of people staged a sit-in at Jahaz Chawk and chanted slogans against the administration.
The participants of sit-in protest marched towards the Chashma Power Plant where police used teargas shelling and baton-charged the protestors in order to stop advancement.
The police arrested a suspected person from the scene and recovered a pistol from his custody.