A woman lights a candle for slain PTI leader Zahra Shahid Hussain during the vigil. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD:
Workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) held a candlelit vigil at D-Chowk on Monday evening to pay tribute to the slain PTI leader, Zahra Shahid Hussain.
Hussain, who was a founding member of the PTI and party’s senior vice president Sindh chapter, was killed on May 18 in Karachi. Police said that she was shot dead after she resisted a robbery bid but PTI workers said that it was a case of target killing.
Around 75 PTI supporters lit candles at D-Chowk and staged a sit-in. They waved PTI flags and shouted slogans demanding justice for Hussain’s murder. The supporters said that they wanted Zahra’s killers to be arrested and punished.
Meanwhile, a separate group of around 25 protesters from Kurram Agency also held a sit-in at D-Chowk.
The protesters, who were supporters of independent candidate Air Marshall (retd) Qaisar Hussain from NA-37, alleged that independent candidate Sajid Ali Toori had rigged elections in the constituency by forcibly stopping Hussain’s voters from entering polling stations.
The protesters claimed that political agent in Kurram Agency also supported Toosi in rigging. They said that women voters, who, according to them, were Hussain’s supporters were not allowed to enter polling stations.
They demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan to take notice of the issue in the constituency.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 21st, 2013.
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ET your a newspaper, not a tabloid gossip paper, please confirm all your news before you publish it. This is the second time in the last few days you've published an article which had its facts skewed. The police have not confirmed that it was a robbery shooting. Do not misguide readers that depend upon you for reliable news. Don't turn into fox news.
I condemn the murder of Mrs.Zuhara Shahid Hussain. May Allah rest her soul in peace. Every person is deeply aggrieved on this incident and so am I. But my question is that there are some other ladies in the party who can be considered who are considered founding members of PTI . Do all the party workers know about them?. Do the party chairman and other top leaders know about them. Hope fully not. If any thing happens to them , will they be given the same respect which is being given to Late Zuhara Shahid Hussain???
Lighting candles is 100 times better than shutting down the city, which pretty much shows the difference of perspective between the two political parties of Karachi.
"Police said that she was shot dead after she resisted a robbery bid" Last I remember police did not confirm this - they said they were unsure and it could most likely be a targeted killing. Please get the facts right ET!