Political workers clash leaves 5 injured

KARACHI - Clash between the rival political groups at Sachal police limits left five people injured. The miscreants set ablaze four vehicles and a house. Talking to The Nation, SP Sachal Arib Maher told that there was a minor dispute between ethnic population of the same area on which exchange of fire took place which continued for hours. The miscreants set four loading trucks and a house on fire. Maher further said that police had made the negotiations with both groups and thus the tension had been ended. Source privy to the matter told that there was a truck carrying workers of political parties sought to join the main rally at Superhighway. They were intercepted by the police on which some miscreants were resorted to firing and injured some five people including Ayanuddin, Rashid, Tariq, Ramzan and Sheraz. The injured were taken to the hospital while miscreants were set some four trucks and a house on fire in retaliation of firing. Police have registered an FIR against the miscreants while arrested a worker Rashid in the charges of allegedly burning the trucks.

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