PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday announced a three-day mourning – from November 29 to December 1 – to condemn what the treasury benches termed as ‘state brutality’ on peaceful protesters in Islamabad on November 26.
The announcement was made in an emergency session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly which was convened at 9 pm. However, the meeting started at around 10.30 am with Speaker Babar Saleem Swati in the chair.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Aftab Alam Advocate while speaking on the assembly floor said that the peaceful protesters led by Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur suffered the worst brutality in the federal capital on November 26 where he claimed that dozens of people were injured. Dead, injured or missing, including the elderly. He further said that we condemn it and announce three days of mourning in the province from tomorrow. Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Housing Dr. Amjad Ali prayed for those who died in the PTI protest in Islamabad and the victims of brutal violence. Speaker Babar Saleem Swati also termed the violence against the peaceful participants of the PTI rally as the worst form of police brutality and said that even the elected representatives of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, including the Chief Minister, were not spared in the violence, arrests and shelling. The meeting was adjourned till 7 pm today (Friday).