Who fired shots at Hakim Saeed Ground? Video surfaces

KARACHI: A new video has surfaced, showing a police guard firing shots in the air to disperse protesters at Hakim Saeed Ground in Karachi on Monday night. The video has backed a preliminary police report about yesterday’s clash which left many workers injured. The report said that police guards had fired shots in the air to break up the protest involving PPP and PTI workers. He is said to be a part of PTI leader Ali Zaidi’s security squad.Speaking to Geo, Ali Zaidi confirmed that his guard had fired shots to save him from an enraged mob. In the video, a man in police uniform can be seen firing at University Road near the ground. Scores of PPP and PTI workers went on rampage, uprooting each other's political camps and set ablaze motorcycles and cars. The row began after two parties announced plans to hold their rallies at the same venue on May 12. 

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