Faisalabad clash orchestrated by govt: Qureshi
Government repeated Model Town incident mindset in Faisalabad, says PTI leader.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said turning peaceful protest in a blitz was thoroughly orchestrated.
Talking to Dunya News, Shah Mehmood said it is the responsibility of the government and administration to maintain law and order situation but N-League workers were brought forward instead.
Government had been told that PTI intends to demonstrate a peaceful protest but N-workers were provided sticks, tomatoes and eggs to throw upon PTI workers, he added. He said in the midst of all the chaos the administration seems too feeble and is barely visible.
He further said government has repeated Model Town incident and exhibited the same mentality in Faisalabad.
Lawyers and traders themselves opted to shut their businesses and were no way forced to do so, he clarified.
He alleged that the man being continuously shown on television opening straight gun shots is Rana Sanaullah’s son-in-law’s guard. He asked why Abid Sher Ali and Rana Sanaullah were deployed in the area when there were police, admin and DCO already present.
Shah Mehmood stated “Gullu-Raj” is being exercised in Faisalabad adding that it is for the first time ever that the government that the government itself is behind the mayhem.
He told PTI will decide its future strategy in its core committee’s meeting.
He pronounced that PTI leaders are determined to reach Faisalabad and firmly stand with its workers.
