Pak ex-deputy speaker attacked after PM-led delegation greeted with ‘chor’ slogans in Saudi | Video

Supporters of Pakistan’s federal minister Shahzain Bugti allegedly attacked former deputy speaker Qasim Suri in Islamabad on Thursday, shortly after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was confronted by detractors at Islam’s holiest of holy websites.

A video shared by Pakistani journalist Murtaza Ali Shah exhibits a gaggle of males approaching Qasim Suri whereas elevating slogans of “PTI Murdabad”. The former deputy speaker belongs to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) which was booted from energy after its head Imran Khan misplaced a vote of confidence earlier this month. Notably, Suri had dismissed the no-confidence movement tabled in opposition to Khan within the National Assembly.

Before Suri can get away, the boys encompass and assail him. Fists fly, as do dishes and miscellaneous tableware.

Shahzain Bugti’s supporters in Islamabad assault former deputy speaker Qasim Suri in retaliation of what occurred to Shahzain in Saudi. Very unlucky. pic.twitter.com/q5ldqDpLJy

— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) April 28, 2022

The assault got here shortly after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his coterie of ministers had been catcalled and jeered at by pilgrims at Masjid-e-Nabawi in Madina. Epithets like “chor chor” (thieves), traitors and beggars had been hurled at them by the indignant protesters, believed to be supporters of ousted PM Imran Khan and his PTI get together.

After the incident, it was reported that Saudi police arrested the protesters for violating the sanctity of the holy website.

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— Asad Kharal (@AsadKharal) April 28, 2022

The Shehbaz Sharif-led delegation is on a three-day bilateral go to to Saudi Arabia. The delegation includes newly sworn-in overseas minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Information Minister Murriyam Aurangzeb, Shahzain Bugti, and different high-powered authorities officers.

Speaking to reporters, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb not directly blamed Imran Khan and his get together employees for the protest.

“I will not name this person on this holy land because I do not want to use this land for politics. But they have destroyed the [Pakistani] society,” she mentioned, as quoted by the Express Tribune.

On the opposite hand, former human rights minister Shireen Mazari mentioned in a tweet that the “imported government of criminals brought in by US regime change conspiracy” shall be shamed by Pakistanis wherever they go.

Mazari was referring to Imran Khan’s claims {that a} overseas energy (the US) had colluded with Opposition events to topple his authorities. In the top, the allegations couldn’t forestall Khan from being voted out in a no-trust movement in parliament.

Shortly thereafter, PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as Pakistan’s twenty third Prime Minister on April 11, and fashioned the federal government with assist from a number of political events.