50 miscreants arrested for attacking KFC in Pakistan

Mirpur AJK Senior Superintendent of Police Kamran Ali, in a statement released to the media here on Satur­day, said that police are after other absconding accused miscreants in­volved in storming the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet at sector F/1 in the city for its alleged involvement with Israel during a pro-Palestinian protest demonstration, calling for boycott of the KFC products, reported The Nation.

“Raids are being conducted to unearth and round up the accused with the help of CCTV cameras,” the statement said, adding that all the ac­cused would be brought to justice as the case has been registered with the concerned police station.

“No person or group could be al­lowed to create tension and unrest and create law and order under the bogey of the religious extremity,” the SSP said in the statement, warn­ing to deal with the violators of the law with iron hands.

Unveiling the details of the mishap, SSP Kamran Ali expressed that about 350 people brought out a protest rally from local mosque at Allama Iqbal Road against the Israeli aggression against Pales­tinian Muslims at about 9.00 Friday night, calling for a for a boycott of the fast food products of the KFC outlet located at F/1 in the city.

The mob in procession of cars, bikes, and bye-foots reached the KFC and other adjoining business hubs of the commercial activities and started trying to damage the private properties.