Tear gas fired to disperse Khan supporters in Karachi

(4 Nov 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Karachi - 4 November 2022 1. Various of police firing tear gas at supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan 2. Woman at protest, talking to police, UPSOUND (Urdu): "Arrest me too" 3. Police detaining protester 4. Police firing tear gas on protesters 5. Various of police detaining protesters, firing tear gas 6. Police surrounding protesters 7. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Dua Zubair, protester: "We were protesting here peacefully. Sindh police attacked us. Our MPA (Member of the Provincial Assembly) was injured. They started firing. They beat us with batons. They didn't even spare female protesters. They arrested our youth." 8. Various of women carrying flags, chanting, UPSOUND (Urdu) "Imran your loyalists are countless" and holding sign reading (Urdu) "attack on Imran is attack on Pakistan" 9. Various of protesters blocking roads STORYLINE: Police arrested supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, who were protesting on Friday after their leader was shot and wounded during a protest march the day before. Protests took place in various parts of the country, and in the southern port city of Karachi, where Pakistan's Prime Minister Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's allies are in power, hundreds of Khan’s supporters clashed with police. Officers used batons and fired tear gas to disperse them. Police also detained some demonstrators in Karachi, and near Islamabad. "We were protesting here peacefully," said Dua Zubair, a protester. "They started firing. They beat us with batons. They didn't even spare female protesters", she added. A senior leader from Khan's party confirmed that he is in stable condition. AP Video shot by Muhammad Farooq =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...