What Happened: On Wednesday, three people were killed and 12 others, including policemen, were injured after police clashed with protesters from Janikhel while they were marching peacefully towards Islamabad against the targeted killings and abduction in their town. Backstory: Janikhel is a town and union council in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Janikhel residents had been protesting peacefully for the last many days against the incidents of target killings and abductions of the locals in the district. They protest was sparked due to the death of Malik Naseeb Khan, a tribal chief of Janikhel, who was targeted and killed on 31st May 2021. They have refused to bury the slain lead and have been protesting against lawlessness in the area and want reassurance by the administration that such acts of violence would not happen again. They demand immediate action against those responsible for the chaos in their region. It is trending on Twitter with the hashtag #JaniKhelSitinForPeace. They said that they will not move unless the government listens to them.
Thousands of people at #JaniKhelSitin chanting for Peace ️ . Where is state? 13th Day of #JaniKhelSitinForPeace pic.twitter.com/oloWKr1opX
— Latif Waxirii (@latifwaxirii) June 11, 2021
Posters for today's protest in Lahore against Bahria Town's land grab in Sindh. Protestors will also raise issues of Gujjar Nala and #JaniKhelSitin. Join protest at Lahore Press Club at 5 pm.#PunjabStandsWithSindh #SindhRejectsBahriaTown #JanikhelSitInForPeace pic.twitter.com/sZ8rJh5lEC
— Ammar Ali Jan (@ammaralijan) June 18, 2021
On Wednesday, one person was killed and 12 others, including policemen, were injured after police clashed with protesters from Janikhel while they were marching towards Islamabad. The protesters announced to march to the federal capital to register their protest after talks with the administration failed on Tuesday. The administration had deployed a large number of cops to stop the protesting Janikhel tribesmen from proceeding to Islamabad. The police allegedly resorted to tear gas shelling and fired warning shots to stop the protesters. A similar protest was staged in Janikhel in March after bullet-riddled bodies of four teens were found in Bannu on 21st March 2021. An agreement was signed after successful negotiations between the government’s team led by KP Chief Minister Mehmood Khan and the protesters at the Bannu Commissioner Office. Hence, the protest ended on 29th March. The government, however, failed to implement the agreement. Click here for more from Propergaanda.