Wednesday, April 9, 2008, Rabi-ul-Sani 2,1429    

Protest against misbehaviour with Arbab

Rahmatullah Khan

Peshawar—The clashes between the two rival groups of Muslim Students Federation (MSF) of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) spoiled the protest rally of the party against the misbehaviour with ex-Chief Minister of Sindh, Arbab Ghulam Rahim during session of the Assembly.

The provincial leadership of PML-Q accused the workers of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP-P) of creating disturbance among the peaceful protest in favour of Arbab here in front of Press Club on Tuesday. The police arrested the student waving a revolver. The rival students of both groups of the federation had pistols, which they took out against one another after clashes occurred. Both the groups showing their sympathy towards ex-CM raised slogans and used abusive language against PPP, meanwhile they started beating the rival students with the flag sticks and the other protesters ran away to avoid scuffle.

The busiest Sher Shah Soori Road was blocked for every kind of traffic for almost one hour.

Earlier, the protesters gathered outside the Press Club recorded their protest against the PPPP activists for misbehaviour with former chief minister of Sindh Arbab Ghulam Rahim. The provincial chief PML-Q women wing and MPA Nighat Orakzai led the male protesters who were carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans against co-chairman PPP-P Asif Ali Zardari and his party workers of Sindh for insulting Arbab. They also chanted slogans in favour of PML-Q. Later, provincial president PML-Q and MNA Amir Muqam addressed the protesters.

“They wished that the coalition government would remove rocketing price hike but it started vandalism,” Mr. Maqam lamented. He said that the claimants for democracy themselves were spoiling the atmosphere of democracy, as they had done in Sindh assembly with ex-chief minister. He requested Prime Minister to take serious note of misbehaviour of PPPP workers.