Second-year student killed in PTI, PML-N clash in Khanewal

Aalim Amir was a member of the PML-N students wing

A second-year student was killed and two others were injured in a clash between activists of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Khanewal on Friday morning.

Police have identified the victim as Aalim Amir, a member of the PML-N students wing and booked 13 activists of the PTI's Insaf Students Federation.

The activists of the two parties students wings had also clashed near al-Hadees Chowk in Khanewal on August 14 at an Independence Day event, attacking each other with sticks and rods.



Many people, mostly PML-N supporters, took to Twitter to express their rage and sorrow over the death of the student using the hashtag #JusticeForAmir:

https://twitter.com/PedaishiPatwari/status/898559336720609281

#JusticeForAmir A student of 2nd year has faced brutal violence of PTI workers Black day for the Workers & youth wing of PMLN @MaryamNSharif pic.twitter.com/iUPcaw2lp3

— gth Israel (@IamAbdullahPAK) August 18, 2017

https://twitter.com/sheenaabidashah/status/898501337465462784

So this is the Pakistan we looking for? Where a young innocent is beaten to death because he follows Nawaz Sharif?? #JusticeForAmir pic.twitter.com/ASBAQAVsDc

— Jilani GM (@JilaniGM1) August 18, 2017

https://twitter.com/sheenaabidashah/status/898481554246291457

https://twitter.com/eshbutt/status/898495134341492737