LAHORE — A stampede at a concert at Lahore’s Kinnaird College for Women University (KCWU) forced songwriter and singer Asim Azhar to cancel his performance this week.
The concert was cancelled midway after some people fainted and others received injuries due to mismanagement and overcrowding.
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According to reports, the place where the concert was being held could accommodate only 2,500 people but tickets were sold to more than 3,500 people by the organisers of the event.
This led to chaos at the venue and several people were not allowed to enter despite the fact they had bought the tickets.
Later, Azhar took to social media to apologise and clarify his position. He also offered to help those affected by the mismanagement at the music concert.
— Asim Azhar (@AsimAzharr) March 11, 2022
Many people took to Twitter to complain about mismanagement at the event, sharing pictures and videos of the chaos at the venue.
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The mess in the video the traumatic event#kinnairdcollege
Please Retweet and send this to right authorities pic.twitter.com/dl9Zb5oCSj— 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚒́𝚑𝚊 𝙱𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚢 (𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚒) 💭 (@ManihaBarry) March 12, 2022
#kinnairdcollege what a shithole <3 pic.twitter.com/bvAzLDoZg6
— raniahhh (@papajaldiayen) March 11, 2022
It’s so fucking disappointing that Kinnaird allowed men to be part of an all girls crowd. I have always loved KC concerts bec they’re a safe space for women to enjoy. But this time y’all were so trashy. If someone from council sees this, 🖕🏻🖕🏻#KinnairdCollege
— annie🇵🇸 (@AnnieGoheer) March 11, 2022
The LCWU management said on Saturday they were going to register an FIR against the organisers after stampede at the concert. However, there had been no confirmation of an FIR by Saturday evening.
