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Pak court orders filing of murder charges against Nawaz Sharif

14 PAT supporters, including 2 women, were killed and over 100 were wounded in deadly clashes with police

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Press Trust of India Lahore
A Pakistani court today ordered framing of murder charges against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his brother and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz and 19 others over the June violence near Canada-based cleric Tahirul Qadri's headquarters here that killed 14 of his supporters.

The Lahore Sessions Court hearing the case related to the Model Town clashes ordered police to register a case against 21 persons named by the Pakistan Awami Tahreek (PAT) in its complaint.

14 PAT supporters, including 2 women, were killed and over 100 were wounded in deadly clashes with police on June 17 after the authrities attempted to remove barricades near the PAT chief's headquarters.

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First Published: Aug 16 2014 | 7:10 PM IST

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