Islamabad police register case of armed assault on PTI leader Raoof Hasan
Pakistan
FIR includes sections related to charges of attempted murder and death threats
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A day after unidentified transgender persons armed with blades wounded PTI leader Raoof Hasan in an attack in Islamabad, police on Wednesday registered a case of the assault.
The case registered against unidentified transgender persons at the Aabpara police station includes sections related to the charges of attempted murder and death threats.
According to the first information report (FIR), Raoof Hasan was heading to a parking lot after participating in a TV talk show when he was ambushed by three transgender-like persons.
The FIR details that these attackers tried to cut his throat with a sharp-edged tool. Hasan suffered a cut in the face when he stepped back in a bid to protect himself, it adds.
In the FIR, Raoof Hasan alleged that a similar attack was attempted on him two days back in Islamabad’s Blue Area.
The PTI information secretary was attacked on Tuesday afternoon by some unidentified transgender persons with a blade in Islamabad’s G-7 area. He suffered a cut in the face.
