Alleging betrayal: Hashmi heckled by angry mob in Multan
The incident took place when Hashmi went to the boys’ hostel of Nishtar Medical College for funeral prayers
MULTAN:
Veteran politician Makhdoom Javed Hashmi was heckled by a group of doctors and students who encircled his car, raised slogans against him and temporarily blocked his exit on Friday.
However, tensions cooled down later and the protesters cleared his way, when Hashmi promised that he would not rejoin PML-N.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 4th, 2014.
Veteran politician Makhdoom Javed Hashmi was heckled by a group of doctors and students who encircled his car, raised slogans against him and temporarily blocked his exit on Friday.
The incident took place when Hashmi went to the boys’ hostel of Nishtar Medical College for funeral prayers. Hashmi was suspended by PTI last month after levelling serious allegations against the PTI chief Imran Khan.
When Hashmi’s convoy reached the hostel a group of around 100 doctors and students – who had also come to attend the funeral prayers – surrounded his car and started chanting ‘daaghi, daaghi’ – a slogan first raised against him by PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the party’s Karachi rally.
Several members of the crowd also tried to attack Hashmi and pelted his vehicle and convoy with stones. Later, female students also joined the protesters and kept his vehicle from moving out.
However, tensions cooled down later and the protesters cleared his way, when Hashmi promised that he would not rejoin PML-N.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 4th, 2014.