On May the 2nd, a large group of people protested on the streets of Gilgit city against the "attitudes" of local policemen. By this the protesters were referring to the alleged man-handling of two "respectable citizens", which then triggered road blocks and burnt tiers all over the city (business as usual in this country). The odd thing is that the policemen were not breaking procedure in any way as the protests might suggest, but were actually following police code as the two "respectable citizens" had violated a ban on pillion riding; yet somehow the protesters have the Gilgit Assembly members convinced that rights have been violated.