Surroundings of Gutter Baghicha still tense

The surroundings of Gutter Baghicha in the limits of Pak Colony police station remained tense on Thursday although no untoward incident took place owing to presence of heavy contingents of police and Rangers in the area.

Protestors took to the streets on Thursday too and tried to pelt law enforcers and passers-by with stones but police apprehended several of them.

Rangers claimed to have arrested eight persons but did not disclose their identities while police showed arrests of two persons who were identified as Tariq and Asif.

Meanwhile, PS Pak Colony arrested two separate cases against Nadir Baloch and Nisar Baloch, later the

President of Gutter Baghicha Bachao Tehreek along

with hundreds of other unidentified persons for Wednesday’s unrest in which a police constable Amir and a Rangers personnel Afzal were injured.

PS Pak Colony officials said that they registered two separate FIRs, 195/09 and 196/09 against Nadir and Nisar Baloch as well as scores of other unidentified persons for disturbing the law and order situation in the area.

They said that the situation remained controlled in the area on Thursday, however, some unrest was observed on Saleh Muhammad Village Road but law enforcing agencies’ personnel took timely action and dispersed the culprits.