Punjab police officials blew the whistle on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led provincial government’s orders to victimize Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) protestors in Lahore.
“They ordered us to teach them a lesson. We were told to go in with no holds barred, bulldoze all the barriers, give them a thrashing of their lives, and shoot at will indiscriminately, if necessary”, police officials told the media.
The officials broke the wall of silence after Chief Minster Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif, suspended them following the deaths of eight unarmed activists outside Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri’s residence in Model Town here.
“It wasn’t personal. We were only following the decrees issued by the government. Now why should we become the scapegoats for the action of Punjab government”, another official told the press
