Police disperse MWM protesters, detain several in Karachi’s Numaish

Police personnel restore to teargas shelling and baton-charge against protesters at Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi on December 31, 2024. — GeoNews/screengrab
Police personnel restore to teargas shelling and baton-charge against protesters at Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi on December 31, 2024. — GeoNews/screengrab     

KARACHI: Following multiple engagements with the protesters, the Karachi police finally launched a crackdown to clear roads as the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) continued its sit-ins at various locations in the country’s economic hub for the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday.

Protesters pelted stones at police and set a motorcycle on fire at Numaish Chowrangi, prompting the cops to fire tear gas shells and baton-charge activist of the politico-religious party staging sit-in at the Numaish Chowrangi on M A Jinnah Road.


This is a developing story and is being updated with more details. 

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