Over 300 booked for clashing with police at Numaish Chowrangi

More than 300 protesters have been booked following violent clashes with police at Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi on Tuesday, police confirmed to local media.

According to an FIR, demonstrators attacked police with stones, batons, and gunfire, injuring six officers, including Sub-Inspector Raja Khalid.

Protesters also set four motorcycles ablaze and damaged a police mobile.

Charges filed include rioting, attempted murder, vandalism, terrorism, and assaulting law enforcement officers. Police have arrested 19 individuals so far in connection with the unrest.

Meanwhile, sit-ins by two religious parties at six locations across Karachi continued to disrupt traffic, causing significant inconvenience to commuters.

The Karachi traffic police reported that major roads, including Numaish Chowrangi, Abu al-Hasan Isfahani Road, Kamran Chowrangi, and Water Pump, remain blocked.

Alternate routes such as Sohrab Goth to Water Pump and Banaras to Orangi Town remain open.

Authorities have urged the public to use alternative routes and exercise patience amid the ongoing disruptions.

The situation escalated as protesters set fire to a police post, a vehicle, and six motorcycles at Numaish Chowrangi