Altercation: Police, ‘miscreants’ clash outside Imran’s house
PTI claims as many as 100 men entered the house, beat Imran Khan’s brother-in-law and misbehaved with women.
The police and local administration did not respond “despite repeated calls” after miscreants entered Imran Khan's house. PHOTO: INP
ISLAMABAD:
An altercation took place on Wednesday evening outside Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan’s Bani Gala residence between miscreants and police personnel.
An official statement by PTI central information secretary Dr Shireen Mazari said that as many as 100 miscreants allegedly put party chairman Imran Khan and his family’s lives at risk while the police and local administration did not respond “despite repeated calls”.
The statement claimed that Imran’s brother-in-law was beaten and his female family members were abused as the house gate collapsed under pressure from the hordes of attackers who “reached his house because no police protection was provided despite repeated demands.”
Police, on the other hand, contradicted the official PTI account that no security was present outside Imran’s house. “They entered the house on finding the front door open,” said a police official from Bhara Kahu police station. The officer added that the alleged miscreants did not resist when they were stopped by police.
The police in-charge deployed at the site said that they called for police reinforcements, but the protesters, following a brief verbal exchange, withdrew.
“No reserve police was then required and was not sent,” said the police officer. However, he maintained that appropriate security arrangements were in place at the residence of the PTI chief. Police said no arrests were made.
‘Interior minister should resign’
Mazari, while condemning the incident, sought the immediate resignation of the caretaker interior minister.
“The interior minister who has deliberately failed to provide security to Imran Khan despite repeated formal requests by the party leadership.”
The press release added: “The Minister has already displayed a public bias towards PML-N and now his refusal to provide the required security to the PTI Chairman put the life of the Chairman and his family directly at risk.”
Published in The Express Tribune, April 18th, 2013.
An altercation took place on Wednesday evening outside Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan’s Bani Gala residence between miscreants and police personnel.
An official statement by PTI central information secretary Dr Shireen Mazari said that as many as 100 miscreants allegedly put party chairman Imran Khan and his family’s lives at risk while the police and local administration did not respond “despite repeated calls”.
The statement claimed that Imran’s brother-in-law was beaten and his female family members were abused as the house gate collapsed under pressure from the hordes of attackers who “reached his house because no police protection was provided despite repeated demands.”
Police, on the other hand, contradicted the official PTI account that no security was present outside Imran’s house. “They entered the house on finding the front door open,” said a police official from Bhara Kahu police station. The officer added that the alleged miscreants did not resist when they were stopped by police.
The police in-charge deployed at the site said that they called for police reinforcements, but the protesters, following a brief verbal exchange, withdrew.
“No reserve police was then required and was not sent,” said the police officer. However, he maintained that appropriate security arrangements were in place at the residence of the PTI chief. Police said no arrests were made.
‘Interior minister should resign’
Mazari, while condemning the incident, sought the immediate resignation of the caretaker interior minister.
“The interior minister who has deliberately failed to provide security to Imran Khan despite repeated formal requests by the party leadership.”
The press release added: “The Minister has already displayed a public bias towards PML-N and now his refusal to provide the required security to the PTI Chairman put the life of the Chairman and his family directly at risk.”
Published in The Express Tribune, April 18th, 2013.