Islamabad: Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar confirmed on Saturday that the man seen in a viral video falling from a container during a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest in Islamabad is “completely fine.”
In a media briefing, Tarar explained that the man had sustained only minor injuries in the incident, as reported by Dawn.
The video, captured during the protest at Islamabad’s D-Chowk, shows individuals dressed as security personnel in riot gear pushing a man off a stack of three shipping containers.
The PTI supporters were protesting for the release of their leader and party chief, Imran Khan.
The protests, which turned violent on November 26, saw PTI supporters confronted with heavy tear gas shelling from security forces.
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As reported by Dawn, a photographer captured an image of a man hanging off the edge of a container, with uniformed men standing above him. The incident quickly went viral on social media, with some posts erroneously claiming the man had died.
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Refuting the claims circulating on social media, Minister Tarar stated, “Propaganda was spread that a person offering prayers was killed by being pushed down. He is a resident of Mandi Bahauddin and is completely fine. His video has emerged; he sustained an arm injury and has bandages.”
Tarar further clarified that the man was recording a TikTok video as part of a challenge with a friend, not offering prayers, as reported by Dawn.
Meanwhile, Awami National Party (ANP) President Aimal Wali Khan called for a ban on political parties that incite violence, including PTI, according to Dawn.
Speaking at a press conference alongside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi at the ANP central secretariat in Wali Bagh on Friday, Khan criticized PTI for its approach, saying the party has been working in an undemocratic and non-political manner since its inception and has consistently encouraged violent behavior.
He referred to PTI as “waste that should be disposed of” and remarked that the state had imposed PTI on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the past 12 years, but such decisions had not yielded positive results, as reported by Dawn.
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