A reporter was crushed to death as the convoy of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with thousands of his supporters, was advancing to the capital, Islamabad.
Sadaf Naeem, a reporter on Channel 5, who covered the convoy in the city of Sadhoke in Punjab, died after being run over by the bus that Khan was in. It was reported that while Naeem was following the convoy, he fell over the container and was under the bus.
Khan expressed his condolences to Naeem’s family, stating that the march should move towards Kamoke in the Gujranwala District of Punjab, but that the march will be stopped after the accident.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, on the other hand, expressed his sadness over the death of Naeem, whom he described as a “dynamic and hardworking reporter”, and conveyed his condolences to Naeem’s family.
KHAN AND ITS SUPPORTERS LEFT FROM LAHOR
Khan and his supporters left Lahore on October 28 for the capital Islamabad, calling for early elections. While a large number of security forces were deployed along the 260-kilometer road due to the convoy, the convoy is expected to reach Islamabad on November 4 and hold a sit-in.
5 YEARS POLITICAL PROHIBITION TO KHAN
In Pakistan, on April 10, a vote of confidence was held for Khan and his government in the National Assembly, and Khan was removed from his post as prime minister after his government failed to receive a vote of confidence. On April 11, Shahbaz Sharif was elected as the prime minister.
On October 21, Pakistan’s Supreme Election Commission imposed a five-year political ban on Khan for illegally selling official gifts from foreign leaders and representatives.
Elections in Pakistan are scheduled for October next year. (UAV)