Car in Nawaz's rally allegedly kills young boy in Gujrat
The victim has been identified as Hamid Chughtai.
GUJRAT (Dunya News) – A 12-year-old boy was allegedly killed after being hit by a vehicle in ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s ‘homecoming rally’ in Gujrat today (Friday).
The boy identified as Hamid Chughtai, son of a rickshaw driver, got hit by a vehicle of the security staff. His uncle claimed that he begged for help but no one stopped. The relatives protested on main GT Road against the ruling party.
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Speaking to Dunya News, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the local administration has been directed to investigate the incident and present a report. He said action will be taken as per law.
He further clarified that speed of Nawaz Sharif’s convoy was very slow, thus, occurrence of such incident was not possible.
Locals rush Hamid Chughtai to nearby hospital
In a message posted on Twitter, Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz expressed sorrow over the incident, stating that local authorities have been directed to provide assistance to the affected family.
Extremely sad incident of death of a child being reported. Local leadership has been asked to reach out to & assist the family without delay
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) August 11, 2017
An eyewitness said the vehicle involved in the accident was bearing registration plate number 265.
