PTI accused of inciting unrest over alleged Lahore college rape case

Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari claims Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) encouraged students to incite unrest through its official social media page.

Reacting to Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar’s press conference, Minister Azma Bukhari said that members of the Insaf Student Wing were found involved in violent acts and vandalism, Express News reported.

"Bhachar Sahib, you're not as innocent as you try to appear," she remarked.

Azma Bukhari further stated that former officials of the Insaf Student Wing incited students themselves, and there is video evidence to prove it.

She also accused PTI of maliciously planning to defame a young girl and her family. Following this defamation, students were mobilised for protests.

Punjab Information Minister alleged that PTI's habit is to launch vile propaganda against women, citing that both she and Maryam Nawaz have repeatedly been targets of such campaigns.

She also mentioned that the situation across Punjab's cities, including Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Gujranwala, remains normal. The police are fulfilling their duties to maintain peace and order.

The Information Minister warned that no one will be allowed to disrupt peace in Punjab or spread unrest. Those involved in spreading fake information and propaganda, regardless of their profession, will face strict action.

Earlier today, leader of the opposition Punjab Assembly, Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar, claimed that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has issued a charge sheet against PTI in her press conference to 'cover up her bad governance' and is blaming PTI to 'hide her incompetence.'

During a press conference at the Lahore Press Club with other assembly members, Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar said that private and government institutions are being politicised.

Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar responded as Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has rejected allegations of a rape incident at a private college in Lahore, labeling it as fabricated.

Maryam Nawaz also referred to a PTI as "terrorists" for orchestrating the conspiracy and using children to spread misinformation.

She stated that PTI's loyal journalists and vloggers issued statements, and a girl was presented as an eyewitness, falsely claiming she heard noises and saw locked rooms in the basement, prompting a call to Rescue 1122.