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The 12 May Karachi riots, also known as Black Saturday riots, were a series of violent clashes between rival political activists in Karachi. [3] The violence resulted in 58 deaths. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] The unrest began as the recently suspended chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry arrived at the Jinnah International Airport on 12 May 2007.
In 2007, the 12 May Karachi riots saw the MQM party workers being accused of launching highly coordinated attacks on ANP and PPP supporters, resulting in the killings of 58 people as well as hundreds of injuries, most of whom were Pashtuns. 14 MQM workers were killed in relation during the clashes.
Karachi: Language Dispute Sindhi 47 Unknown N/A 1974 Anti-Ahmadiyya riots [3] May 1974 Islamabad, Peshawar, Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Lala Musa, Jhang, Wah Cantt, Burewala, and other localities Religious violence Muslims 27 Ahmadiya murdered N/A N/A 1953 Lahore riots [4] 1 February - 14 May 1953 N/A N/A N/A Riots in Kohat: 1924 Kohat: Hindu ...
12 May Karachi riots, in 2007; 2010 Karachi riots This page was last edited on 26 May 2020, at 14:36 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
12 May Karachi riots; 2007 Peshawar hotel bombing; L. List of riots in Pakistan This page was last edited on 9 June 2024, at 18:39 (UTC). Text ...
The history of protests in Pakistan dates back to its establishment as an independent nation for India's Muslim population in 1947. Since then, Pakistan has seen a multitude of protests and uprisings, serving as a reflection of the various political, social, and economic challenges it has encountered throughout its history.
The Lawyers' Movement, also known as the Movement for the Restoration of Judiciary or the Black Coat Protests, was the popular mass protest movement initiated by the lawyers of Pakistan in response to the former president and army chief Pervez Musharraf's actions of 9 March 2007 when he unconstitutionally suspended Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as the chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court.
Riots Karachi: 9: Many: Riots after two groups of lawyers scuffle that begin after PML-Q leaders, former CM Sindh Arbab Ghulam Rahim and former federal minister Sher Afgan Niazi are maltreated ahead of government formation in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab. [97] 83: 17 Clashes Khyber Agency: 20: dozens: Clashes between two belligerent ...