MULTAN, May 13: Amir was buried in the courtyard of a house in Chak 5/4L on Tuesday for the time being.

Amir was shot dead on Sunday last in Chak 5/4L when the tenants were protesting against the excesses of police and Rangers.

Anjuman Mazareen had claimed that he was killed by the Rangers’ firing while the law enforcement agencies had got registered a case against AMP leadership.

The tenants had refused to hand over the body to law enforcers and moved the Lahore High Court for an impartial post mortem to ascertain the actual cause of his death.

The petition has been filed by Khadim Husain of Chak 5/4L, with whom Amir had been living for the last 30 years.

No medical aid: Denial of access to medical aid has resulted in death of four residents of the Okara military farms since the law-enforcement agencies cordoned off the area.

Residents told Dawn that Naseem Bibi of Chak 45/3-R died because she was not allowed to go outside the military farm when her labour pains started.

Abdul Sattar of the same village died of a cardiac arrest as he was also not allowed to go to hospital.

Farzand Ali Jat of Chak 3/4-L and Haneef Jat of Chak 10/4-L had injured during a police-Rangers action on May 4. Farzand was hit by a teargas shell while Haneef was severely baton-charged. Both died without getting medical aid

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