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| Law enforcers stand down in face of marchers |
| 2014-08-21 |
| [DAWN] Security personnel — who had been posted in the Red Zone in anticipation of a showdown between government forces and protesters from the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... and Pakistain Awami Tehrik — were told to stand down at the last moment as charged demonstrators marched onto Constitution Avenue late on Tuesday night. Even though the government did not look like it would allow marchers to make it to the halls of power, in the end, it seemed that they had no stomach for violence and ordered police, Rangers and Frontier Constabulary personnel not to clash with the marchers. A police official deployed in the Red Zone told Dawn he and his colleagues had been on standby since that morning. "We had made all preparations to stop the protesters in their tracks. Batons had been provided to all coppers, while those inside the Red Zone were equipped with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters," he said. |
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