A few people were injured when protestors clashed with police during a demolition and clean-up operation by Pakistan authorities in the Afghan Basti (village) or refugee camp on the outskirts of Karachi Wednesday.

The drive is being carried out now because some 8000 Afghans who were residing in the camp had returned home and left behind the concrete structures, including homes and shops, which are now being taken over by land grabbers, Senior Superintendent of Police West, Tariq Mastoi.

He said that there were only minor skirmishes during the demolition drive caused by rumours.

“There were minor skirmishes by some miscreants when we started the operation this morning, as someone spread rumours that the Afghans still living there with legal documents would be targeted, but after we expla

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