2022 Karachi protests

On 26 January 2022, members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement staged a sit-in protest in front of the Chief Minister's House in Karachi, Pakistan, against the Local Government Amendment Bill in Sindh.[2][3][4][5] As a result of the baton charge, several workers including a member of the Sindh Assembly, Sadaqat Hussain, were tortured and arrested.The area around the Chief Minister's House was turned into a battlefield as police and protesters clashed.[8][2][9][10] Federal Minister Asad Umar strongly condemned the violence at the MQM protests in Karachi and said that "the dictatorial style of government of the PPP in the guise of democracy was highly reprehensible.[10] Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said, "We will observe a black day against this incident and demands action against Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah".
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