LAHORE – Politicians, the general public and members of civil society on Sunday strongly condemned the shoe attack on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Jamia Naeemia, Lahore, terming it a complete collapse of security and also called for serious efforts to curb such acts.
Earlier, a former seminary student hurled a shoe at the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) supremo as he arrived on the rostrum at during a visit to Jamia Naeemia seminary in Garhi Shahu.
“This is against our moral values and I am glad that a PTI worker is not involved in this incident,” Imran told the media in Faisalabad.
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf condemns Shoe attack on Nawaz Sharif. Throwing shoes is not acceptable. It shouldn’t happen in any democracy. #PTI @ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/VgPC9EkFVR
— Tehreek-e-Insaf (@InsafPK) March 11, 2018
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto, while reacting to the incident said that the culture of lack of tolerance should not be promulgated. “It was a very unethical act,” he remarked.
Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah also condemned the incident, calling the action ‘extremely wrong.’