One dead after protests against KFC branches in Pakistan

Pakistan’s police have arrested dozens of arrests for KFC branches nationwide and have been killed by one person.

The protesters, who were angry with the war, urged the boycott of the chain, claiming that it was a symbol of the United States and allies.

At least 11 events were confirmed in major cities such as La Hor, Karachi and Islamabad.

The video of social media shows that the mobs armed with iron bars entering the KFC store threaten to burn them before the police arrive before arresting the protesters. In Karachi, two shops were burned.

The video of social media shows the sound of a man screaming. “They are buying bullets with money you made.”

The police officer confirmed that the 45 -year -old ASIF NAWAZ murdered the BBC News that he was a KFC staff at one of the protests at Sheikh Furashi, outside Lahoe on April 14.

Athar Ismail, a police officer at Sheikh Fura, said NAWAZ was working in the kitchen at the time and was hit by a bullet fired from a pistol of 100 feet or more. He said in the BBC News that the main culprit was still big, but the police have been arrested for 40 cases so far.

The bullets fired on the street are usually not fatal, but they found that the bullet travels towards the chest after hitting one shoulder after death.

ISMAIL told the BBC NEWS that there was no evidence that NAWAZ was intended and the shooting was coincidentally.

Influential figures throughout Pakistan blamed the Gaza War.

The Islamic Party, the Teemik-Ella Bike Pakistan (TLP), demanded protests against Israel and the United States, but denied involvement in attacks against KFC.

Mufti Taqi Usmani, the most influential Sunni scholar in Pakistan, encouraged the boycott of products related to war.

But both urged protesters not to rely on violence.

Usmani is essential to products and companies from Israel at the Palestinian National Conference on Thursday, but Islam said, “Islam is not a religion that harms others.”

“So continue to protest and boycott. But in a peaceful way. There must be no element of violence or abnormal behavior.”

A TLP spokesman Rehan Mohsin Khan spokesman urged the group to boycott Muslims, but did not demand protest outside KFC. ”

Since the beginning of the Gaza War in Israel, there have been several Western brands facing attacks, boycotts and demonstrations in Pakistan and other Muslim countries.

Last year, McDonald’s confirmed that Buy all Israeli restaurants again Sales plummeted due to boycotts on perceived support for Israel.

In 2023, Starbucks demanded peace and accused the “false statement” for that view. Israel-a series of protests and boycott campaigns related to the war.

KFC and the parent company Yum Brands have not yet responded to the BBC’s request.