Emeute de l’électricité à لاہور Lahore : deux morts – 26 mars 2012
Punjab power riots: Two dead as protests rage for a third day
tribune.com.pk
By Shamsul Islam / Rameez Ahmed
March 27, 2012
Two men lost their lives as protests against power cuts continued for a third day in Lahore and elsewhere.
As protesters rallied on GT Road, a guard at a petrol station opened fire, killing Ameer Hamza, 16.
In a separate incident, a labourer suffocated to death in an elevator in Shah Alam market after he had been trapped inside for hours due to power outages in the area. Imran is reported to have tried to contact friends and relatives in his hours-long misery.
Rescuers did try to breakthrough the elevator but due to absence of power, all of their efforts proved futile in the end. Read more…
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