May 12 tragedy remembered on 14th anniversary
The workers of Pakistan Peoples Party sacrificed their lives in the struggle for an independence judiciary
Senator Saeed Ghani. PHOTO: ONLINE
KARACHI:
Remembering the May 12 carnage, Sindh Education and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani said on Wednesday that May 12, 2007, was the darkest day in Pakistan s history when state-sponsored terrorism was carried out and police and law enforcement agencies officials were taken hostage by terrorists.
He said that this day will always be remembered for the sacrifices made for the independence of judiciary and democracy. The supporters of democracy were massacred by terrorists as per the will of a dictator, Parvez Musharraf, who later claimed it to be an exhibition of power by the public, said Ghani.
KHAR: A man and a woman were killed and three passers-by sustained injuries in a firing incident in Malkana village in Damadola area in War Mamond tehsil in Bajaur tribal district on Tuesday.Locals.
Woman among 2 killed in Bajaur firing
Peshawar
May 12, 2021
KHAR: A man and a woman were killed and three passers-by sustained injuries in a firing incident in Malkana village in Damadola area in War Mamond tehsil in Bajaur tribal district on Tuesday.
Locals said that one Wazir Khan allegedly opened fire on Bacha Khan over a water dispute in Malkana village in Damadola area in War Mamond tehsil.
As a result, one Imran Khan and a woman, who was stated to be the wife of Bacha Khan, were killed on the spot.
Three passers-by identified as Fazal Hayan, Zahir Islam and Ameer Khan sustained injuries in the firing. The injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, Khar, for medical treatment. The police have registered a case and started investigation.
ANP not to hold events to remember May 12 victims
Karachi
May 11, 2021
Due to an increasing number of Covid-19 cases, the Awami National Party’s Sindh chapter has announced it will not hold any event this year in memory of those who were killed in the violence on May 12, 2007.
That day, the fighting began when then deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhamamd Chaudhry arrived at the Karachi airport. About 50 people were killed in different parts of the city. ANP Sindh chief Shahi Syed said that the sacrifices rendered by the ANP for the restoration of the judiciary on May 12 could not be forgotten.
LAHORE, Pakistan On March 20, Lateef Ullah was about to undertake long due repair work at home in Jani Khel town of Bannu division in Pakistans Pashtun-majority Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It was a Saturday morning, and he had finally got down to fixing his bath. After completing