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PPP workers in GB carried out Violence , Burning GOVT office.


 (Sindh Tribune) : The PPP protested against the unofficial unconfirmed results of Gilgit-Baltistan's GBA-2 constituency while the protesters set fire to a government office and two government vehicles.


 Clashes broke out between protesters and police at River View Road and at various places. Additional police personnel were called after the tense situation.

 Clashes broke out between PPP workers and police at various places in Gilgit city, including River View, Airport Road.

 Police fired tear gas shells in addition to aerial firing.  During this time, roads, forest department office and 4 government vehicles were set on fire at different places.
According to DIG Gilgit Range Waqas Ahmed, 20 to 25 people misbehaved during the protest. An investigation has been launched with the help of CCTV.

 Meanwhile, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's spokesman Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar has alleged that protesters were tortured in Gilgit-Baltistan.

 In a statement, he said that the federal government had resorted to violence after rigging the Gilgit-Baltistan elections.

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