SIALKOT – The hostility among political rivals took an ugly turn on Saturday when a man tossed black paint on Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif in his own hometown.
Asif, who was addressing a PML-N workers convention in Sialkot, said such incidents “cannot weaken my resolve.”
Ink thrown at Khawaja Asif during workers convention in Sialkot
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The security staff took the man into custody.
اس شخص نے صرف خواجہ آصف سے نفرت کا اظہار کیا تھا – اور غنڈوں نے مار مار کر اسکو بے ہوش کر دیا
ن لیگ اور بی جے پی دونوں کی ذہنیت ایک ہی ہے – اکیلے بندے کو دیکھ کر اس پر ٹوٹ پڑتے ہیں ورنہ انکا گُرو تو وزیراعظم ہاؤس کے ٹائیلٹ میں چھپا ہوا ملا تھا pic.twitter.com/jK2f9zWPJj— Riz Khan (@Huzefa1983) March 10, 2018
The suspect who is identified as Faiz-ul-Rasool, is a resident of Muzaffarpur near Sialkot. However, the motive for the attack is yet unclear.
The minister, who alleged that the suspect was “sent by someone”, said the detainee should be released saying he has no enmity with him.
Earlier on Saturday, the minister inaugurated the newly established Executive Passport Office in Sialkot city of Punjab.
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Also during the day, some unidentified people threw ink on the welcome banners and hoardings of Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif displayed at Pindi Bypass Flyover in Gujranwala.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/shoe-hurled-at-interior-minister-ahsan-iqbal-in-narowal/
Last month, a man had hurled a shoe at Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal when he was delivering a speech at the PML-N workers’ convention in Narowal.
The man, identified as Bilal Haris, tried to reach closer to the minister as soon as he arrived on the stage to address Pakistan Muslim-League-Nawaz (PML-N) supporters. He then hurled a shoe at Iqbal, which reportedly hit his arm. The man was arrested and later released on the minister’s order.
The daughter of ousted PM Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Safdar took to social media to condemn the incident.
وزیر خارجہ خواجہ آصف کے منہ پر پھینکی جانے والی سیاہی دراصل اس معاشرے کی سوچ کا گند ہے۔۔ جتنی مذمت کی جائے کم ہے، اور اس شخص کو قرار واقعی سزا دی جانی چاہئے تاکہ آئندہ یہ گند کسی اور کے منہ پر چاہے وہ کسی سیاسی جماعت سے ہو، نہ پھینکا جا سکے۔ یہ رحجان انتہائی خطرناک ہے۔
— Asma Shirazi (@asmashirazi) March 10, 2018
