A Rangers’ investigation committee has started its probe into a firing incident that left the Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) two employees dead during a protest outside the Karachi international airport. Rangers questioned the people and officers of the security force who appeared in the media footage of the demonstration.
The committee also visited the scene of incident and collected evidence from the area. The investigation committee also recorded the eye witness’ accounts of the incident. According to the Rangers spokesperson, a detailed questioning is underway from those citizens and officers who were shown during the media clips on that day. A case against unknown culprits has also been registered with the airport’s police station.
Since the past five days, the PIA employees apparently boycotted work against government’s decision to privatise the national airlines. The protesters are not willing for privatisation of the company. The suspension of all flight operations came after two workers of the protesting company were killed on February 2 as they rallied towards Jinnah Terminal in Karachi despite counter measures by the law enforcement agencies.
Ranger and Sindh police personnel were deployed at the protesting site to contain the mob and deter their movement. The security personnel baton charged and used water cannon to disperse the protesters. Allegedly an unidentified man opened fire during the march injuring two persons who succumbed to wounds later in a local hospital.