Lahore Protests: 6 Policemen martyred, 700 wounded & DSP Nawankot Abducted

On Sunday, a group of miscreants attacked the Nawankot Police Station in Lahore where several police officers and rangers were trapped.

They also abducted 12 officers including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP). The miscreants were armed and attacked police personnel with patrol bombs.

In this regard, Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab, Firdous Ashiq Awan took to her Twitter and detailed the entire scene happening in Lahore.

“The miscreants were armed with petrol bombs and acid bottles and attacked the cops at the police station,” she tweeted along with an official statement issued from the Punjab police on the entire episode.

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— Punjab Police Official (@OfficialDPRPP) April 18, 2021

Firdous said the miscreants surrounded the Nawankot police station and kidnapped 12 cops including a DSP. However, their attack led to the injuries of at least six policemen.

جہاں حملے کے لیے 50 ہزار لٹر کا آئل ٹینکر بھی رکھا گیا ہے۔ پولیس کی طرف سے کوئی آپریشن پلان یا شروع نہیں کیا گیا اور جوابی کارروائی صرف سیلف ڈیفینس اور مغوی پولیس اہلکاروں کو بچانے کی لیے کی گئی۔ اس سے پہلے ان جتھوں کے ہاتھوں 6 پولیس اہلکار شہید اور 700 سے زائد زخمی ہوچکے ہیں۔

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— Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) April 18, 2021

The SACM said that the Punjab government did not launch any operation against the protestors.

“Police neither planned nor launched any operation,” Firdous Ashiq Awan said.

She further said that the culprits had already martyred six policemen and injured over 700 others after the latter tried to level nationwide demonstrations.

On the other hand, internet service has been suspended in Lahore amidst the violent protests by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) supporters.

According to sources, Punjab Police has massacred many TLP protesters in Lahore today and now the TLP leadership wants to move their dead bodies to Faizabad, Islamabad.

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