Violence erupts at Pakistan protests; PTI claims 1 dead, 11 injured — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Protests by supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan have turned violent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with at least five protesters injured, Dawn reported. However, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker claimed that one person had been killed and 11 others injured. Reuters reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday in the Bara area of Khyber district, near Peshawar, when PTI supporters staged protests against the suspension of their party-led provincial government and the imposition of emergency rule. According to PTI officials, police used tear gas and fired live ammunition at protesters to disperse them. Local authorities rejected the allegation. Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported on Wednesday that police used tear gas and fired shots into the air to disperse the protesters. It reported that some protesters clashed with police during the demonstrations and parts of government buildings were also set on fire. Quoting eyewitnesses, the newspaper added that at least five protesters had been injured. A doctor at Hayatabad Hospital in Peshawar also said more than 12 injured people, including four police officers, had been brought to the facility. Meanwhile, The Express Tribune, quoting PTI lawmaker Iqbal Afridi, reported that one person had been killed and 11 others injured in the incident. However, these figures have not been independently verified. In a written response to Reuters, Samar Haroon Bilour,…