Watch: Lahore policeman flees for his life as protesters beat him with sticks

• Police officer climbs a fence, runs into a hospital to save life
• Protesters follow the cop to the hospital, pelt stones at the hospital's gates
• Protests by a banned religious party has entered its third day in various cities across Pakistan

LAHORE: The video of a Lahore police officer fleeing for his life as protesters armed with sticks run after him, has gone viral on social media. 

In the video, the police officer can be seen jumping the fence surrounding the Metro Bus station located at Ghazi Chowk, as workers of a religious party punch him. 

Some of the men can be seen hitting the police officer with sticks repeatedly before he manages to escape from their wrath and runs into the Lahore General Hospital. 

There, he sought refuge from the attackers, who followed him to the gate and continue to beat on it with sticks and pelt stones at it. 

As per reports, protesters also pelted stones at the vehicles passing on the road. 

Three people have been killed in the protests so far, which have been held in various cities across Pakistan. Among them, two police officers were martyred while 100 more were injured in clashes between law enforcement personnel and protesters.

Protesters tore the uniforms of several law enforcers and at least 97 people sustained injuries in the violence.

The Lahore CCPO had earlier said the injured personnel included DSPs and SHOs. A police mobile was also set on fire, he had said.

Cases of protest and vandalism have been registered in Faisalabad and Gujranwala and as 92 suspects have been arrested.