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May 25 , 2024
PTI's Raoof Hasan Raises Objections to FIR after Surviving Attack
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Raoof Hasan, who survived an attack in Islamabad earlier this week, raised objections to the First Information Report (FIR) lodged by the Islamabad police following the incident.
The "attackers wanted to slit my throat," said the senior politician while addressing a press conference at the party’s secretariat in Islamabad alongside PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan and senior leader Azam Swati on Wednesday.
He said his party's opponents failed to eliminate the Imran-founded party despite using all tactics.
He broke down in tears while saying that his party colleagues faced much worse conditions compared to what he had suffered.
Hasan claimed that the same people “threatened me three days ago and warned me that they are chasing me”. He added that he rejected the First Information Report (FIR) lodged by the police after the attack.
He censured the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government yet again and alleged that “a party has been given the rulership” that bowed down before the power centers.
The injured PTI spokesperson added that the opponents failed to establish any strong narrative against the former ruling party. He vowed that the PTI leaders would never bow down before anyone at any cost.
Pointing to the incarcerated party founder Imran Khan, Hasan said that the incumbent rulers would soon realize the necessity to hold talks with the individual who is kept at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
For his part, Omar condemned the brutal attack on Hasan and called it an “assassination bid”. He said the party rejected the FIR which was “a police attempt to weaken the case”. He demanded the constitution of a judicial commission to probe the attack on the PTI spokesperson.
Responding to Hasan’s statement, Islamabad police rejected the injured politician’s objections to the FIR.
The Islamabad police spokesperson said in a statement that the content of the FIR was based on a written request submitted by the wounded politician which was received with his signature and thumb impression in the presence of his legal team.
The federal capital’s police asked Hasan to prove the contradictions in the FIR’s content and his written application as the “case was registered under sections in accordance with the charges”.
In another development, the federal government has formed a committee to investigate the attack on PTI's Hasan after registration of an FIR with charges of murder and attempted murder.
Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar confirmed the development. Meanwhile, a police investigation team has also been appointed.
The law minister termed the attack on the senior politician "regrettable and sad", stating that such attacks should not happen.
A group of around four people, apparently transgenders, attacked and injured the PTI spokesperson in Islamabad earlier this week, drawing strong condemnation from his party.
In a video shared along with the statement by the PTI, Hasan could be heard asking people to call a doctor, with injuries and blood seen on his face as he walked into a building. - The News
Courtesy The News
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