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Watch: Pakistan Cricket Fans Outside Lord’s Tear Posters Pleading For An End To Baloch Persecution
Swarajya Staff
Jun 24, 2019, 07:18 PM | Updated 07:18 PM IST
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Yesterday Pakistan managed to secure a 49-run win at Lord's against South Africa but some Pakistani fans were unhappy with pro-Balochistan posters outside the stadium.
The said posters pasted outside the iconic Lord’s cricket ground and billboards around the city of London read, "Help end enforced disappearances in Pakistan", reports DNA.
A video of the same was shared by ANI:
#WATCH Pakistani Cricket fans tear posters put up by Baloch activists outside the Lord's Cricket Ground, the venue of Pakistan-South Africa match, yesterday . #London pic.twitter.com/B2NLAumiy5
— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2019
The angry fans also shouted slogans "Long Live Pakistan Army" while tearing the posters.
These posters were put up by Baloch activists who were protesting against the forced disappearance of thousands of Baloch residents and blamed the Pakistan government for ignoring the needs and aspirations of locals in Balochistan.
Incidentally, Pakistan’s match against South Africa was attended by former’s Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa. The Pakistani Army has been accused of having a hand behind these disappearances.
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