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LAHORE:
A petition has been filed before the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking criminal proceedings against the officers responsible for six deaths and injuries to 124 citizens during the Basant celebrations.
The petition, filed by Judicial Activism Panel chief Azhar Siddique, claims that according to official data from the Punjab Home Department, six people lost their lives and 124 others were injured, contradicting the government’s claims of a “safe Basant”.
The petitioner argued that Basant has become a deadly threat rather than a celebration, with dozens of children injured by falling from rooftops or climbing electricity poles.
