(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The case is linked to a June incident in the eastern city of Lahore in which Qadris supporters were killed in clashes with police.Pakistani police have registered allegations of abetting murder against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother over the June killing of 14 supporters of a cleric who is currently leading thousands of anti-government demonstrators in Islamabad.
Police officer Sharif Sindhu said the case filed by cleric Tahirul Qadri’s organisation on Thursday includes 19 other defendants including other ministers and police officers. The case is linked to a June incident in the eastern city of Lahore in which Qadri’s supporters were killed in clashes with police.
Lahore is the capital of Punjab province for which Sharif’s younger brother Shahbaz serves as chief minister. He is also named in the case.
Qadri is demanding the Sharifs step down and be tried. Thousands of protesters led by Tahirul Qadri and politician Imran Khan have camped outside the parliament building in Islamabad to demand the resignation of Sharif.
The two-week showdown at the heart of the capital has rattled the country and shaken Sharif’s government just 15 months in to a five-year mandate.
A statement from the prime minister’s office on Thursday said orders had been given to register a case. “Federal government has decided to authorise registration of model town FIR as per complaint of the aggrieved” the statement said.
Khan refused to end his own parallel sit-in protest saying he was seeking “independence or death” and would not rest until both Sharif brothers quit. For more news from Khaleej Times follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/khaleejtimes and on Twitter at khaleejtimes Follow khaleejtimes ->
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