- Minister meets London police at Pakistan Excessive Fee.
- Says three to 4 people harassed, threatened him.
- “London police ought to use CCTV to hint people.”
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif visited the Pakistan Excessive Fee in London to lodge criticism with native police after he was heckled and threatened with knife assault earlier this week.
He knowledgeable the police concerning the knife assault menace and the harassment he confronted whereas travelling on a practice within the British capital.
The London Transport Police is investigating the matter, in line with state-run APP.
On the event, Asif mentioned the unlucky incident occurred on November 11, 2024, round 3:30pm on the Elizabeth Line.
“I’m in London on a personal go to with a relative, and I used to be travelling to Studying through the Elizabeth Line,” he added.
He mentioned {that a} group of three to 4 people harassed him on the practice, filmed him with out permission, used abusive language, and threatened him with a knife.
The minister mentioned he didn’t recognise any of the people concerned within the incident.
The London Transport Police ought to use the CCTV footage to hint the people concerned, the defence minister added.
He added that such despicable incidents of threats and harassment weren’t solely shameful but in addition regrettable for the 1.7 million British-Pakistani residents residing within the UK.
A day earlier, Geo Information reported completely that the defence czar was threatened with a knife assault whereas he was travelling with a pal on the London Underground’s Elizabeth Line on Monday afternoon.
This isn’t the primary time that Pakistani officers or political leaders have been harassed and heckled within the British capital.
Just lately, former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa’s car was attacked by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters in London’s Center Temple.
Former CJP Isa’s automotive was stopped and banged upon by a gaggle of PTI protesters final month when he arrived to attend a prestigious occasion organised by The Honourable Society of the Center Temple for his elevation as Callee after he relinquished cost because the nation’s prime choose.
Likewise in August 2023, Choose Humayun Dilawar — who sentenced PTI founder Imran Khan within the Toshakhana case — was chased by PTI supporters as he undertook a judicial coaching course with different judges on the College of Hull.
In related incidents, PML-N leaders Marriyum Aurangzeb and Hina Pervaiz Butt had been additionally harassed and heckled by folks, related to PTI, in London.