Pak govt says security personnel were deployed ‘without live ammunition’ during protest by Imran Khan’s party

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s interior ministry Sunday dismissed allegations of killings by forces during a violent protest by Imran Khan’s supporters last week, saying the security personnel were deployed “without live ammunition” to disperse the crowd.

Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) launched a protest on November 24 to give a sit-in at D-Chowk in Islamabad’s Red Zone, where most government buildings are located. The party claimed that its several supporters were killed due to the alleged firing by the security forces on Tuesday night.

The interior minister issued a detailed statement regarding the protest, rejecting the PTI’s assertions regarding the killings of its workers.