Shutter-down strikes were observed in various cities of Balochistan after BYC gave the protest call against the arrest of its leadership and a crackdown on its sit-in in Quetta.
A protest by the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) party in Karachi turned violent on Tuesday (local time) as police used shelling to disperse protesters at Numaish Chowrangi.
Pakistan's security forces removed supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from Islamabad following a sweeping crackdown overnight. The city was locked down for four days, but roads are now open again.
Student unions in Quetta held a joint press conference to denounce the violent police action that took place at the Bolan Medical College (BMC) hostel on Tuesday night.
Two police personnel who were on security duty for the polio team died in a terrorist attack in the Upper Orakzai district, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
Dawn noted that the students, namely, Ishfaq, Shahzad, Bebarg Ameer, Zubair, Qambar Ali and Saeedullah were "released by the police" in Uthal, Balochistan. However, Hanif and Shoaib are still missing, they added.
Calling the government "fake and victim of panic," Imran Khan-founded party said that the government is crossing all limits of fascism by depriving people of their basis rights to maintain their "illegitimate power."