The Civil Lines police late on Thursday night registered a first information report (FIR) against 16 nurses nominated for violating Section 144, which has been in place to prevent rallies on The Mall.
The police also included some 300 unidentified nurses in the FIR. In addition, 18 traders were also booked for pelting the protesting nurses with eggs.
Earlier in the day, the nurses demanded more benefits during the protest while chanting slogans against the Punjab government. They clashed with female police and some were roughed up. Ironically, police assault on the protesting nurses came on the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women.
According to a report by Geo News, two patients died in Multan’s Nishter Hospital due to the unavailability of nurses, who were away for protests.
The Civil Lines police have registered a case (numbered 1053/11) under Sections 188, 186, 290, 291 and 147 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) on a complaint by Sub-Inspector Irshad.