12 policemen injured as anti-encroachment drive in Pakistan turns violent

KARACHI: At least 12 policemen were injured when a drive to remove encroachments in Pakistan’s Sindh province turned violent, leading to clashes between the authorities and a mob.

The clashes took place on Tuesday in the Qasimabad area of Hyderabad city.

Authorities faced stiff resistance from locals when they arrived with a strong police backup to remove encroachments and structures for restoring an irrigation channel and building a 24-foot wide road on the land.