Police clash with crowd protesting killing of Dr Shahnawaz outside Karachi Press Club

Police on Sunday clashed with protesters outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) for violating Section 144 when they demonstrated against the killing of blasphemy suspect Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar and “extremism in Sindh”.

Section 144 is a legal provision that empowers district administrations to prohibit an assembly of four or more people in an area for a limited period.

Organised as the “Sindh Rawadari March”, the protesters had gathered outside the press club today to condemn the “extrajudicial” killing of Dr Shahnawaz...