Demo held against police

Published November 21, 2003

DADU, Nov 20: A large number of social development activists, women and students held a demonstration in front of the Johi town police station for three hours to protest against the police for not registering an FIR against a group of hooligans for disturbing a cultural and educational programme.

The hooligans, armed with sticks, stormed the cultural programme being held at the primary main school, Johi, and ordered students to stop the programme, organized by the Village Shadabad Organization, being held to mark the Children’s International Day.

The protesters were led by Akbar Lashari, president, Village Shadabad Organization.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Lashari said that an educational and cultural programme was being held to mark the children’s day at the primary main school, Johi, when hooligans and some religious extremists, led by Mohsin Jamali and Ibrahim Rind, started attacking students, women and other people present there.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...