A protest by recently sacked government workers was attacked by Karachi police, who baton-charged the workers as they marched to the Karachi Supreme Court on 27 October. The All-Pakistan Sacked Employees’ Central Joint Action Committee (JAC), which was established after 17,000 were sacked across Pakistan in August, said members were beaten and some arrested.
The workers, from 72 different federal institutions, wanted a reversal of a court order axing their jobs. The protest followed similar demonstrations earlier in October in Peshawar and Lahore. The JAC said they had come to carry out a peaceful protest, but following the heavy police intervention several members were left injured.
