MWM leader Hassan Zafar Naqvi injured in Numaish protest

Senior Majlis-e-Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) leader Maulana Hassan Zafar Naqvi has been injured during clashes between protesters and the party workers at Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi.

According to videos emerging from the protest, Naqvi was rushed to hospital after being injured. 

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Naqvi in his statement from the hospital alleged that he was hit two punches on his chest by the police party during a crackdown against the MWM protesters.

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Demonstrators reportedly smashed a police vehicle, leading to severe clashes. They allegedly set fire to motorcycles and a car, with four motorcycles and one car reported to have been burned.

The sit-ins, which have persisted for a week, have blocked major thoroughfares in response to the recent killings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Parachinar.

Protesters have demanded the reopening of a road in the Kurram district city that has been closed for 90 days, affecting access to essential food and medicines, as reported by traffic police and organizers.

Activists and leaders from the mainstream religio-political party Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) stated that they would continue their sit-ins across Karachi after failed negotiations with police and city officials a day prior.

According to a statement from the Karachi Traffic Police spokesperson, sit-ins took place at 13 locations throughout the city.