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Six JI workers arrested over alleged burning of motorcycles and tyres in Karachi

From Dawn · () English

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  • Karachi police arrested six Jamaat-i-Islami workers accused of burning motorcycles and tyres to obstruct traffic at Korangi Crossing.
  • The arrests came during the party’s nationwide strike against the petroleum levy, which JI said was peaceful.
  • JI denied responsibility for the fires and blamed unidentified “miscreants,” while videos showed burned motorcycles and tyres blocking part of the road.

Six Jamaat-i-Islami workers were arrested in Karachi on allegations that they set motorcycles and tyres on fire to block traffic at Korangi Crossing, police said on Wednesday.

The arrests took place as JI held a nationwide strike against the petroleum levy. The party said the protest was being conducted peacefully, but it also faced questions over the burning of two motorcycles and tyres at the Karachi intersection.

cheap tactics

· Jamaat-i-IslamiThe party accused the government of using these tactics to suppress its protest.

In a statement, JI appeared to distance itself from the incident. Without naming anyone, it said “miscreants” had set the vehicles and tyres alight and alleged that the government was using “cheap tactics” to suppress its protest.

Videos circulating on social media, described as showing the incident, showed the burned remains of two motorcycles and tyres burning in a row across the road. Cars and motorcycles could still be seen driving around the obstruction. Korangi Senior Superintendent of Police Hussain Janwari spoke about the arrests.

miscreants

· Jamaat-i-IslamiThe party used the term while denying responsibility for the burning at Korangi Crossing.
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