Summary Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was attacked with a shoe during a seminar held in Lahore on Sunday. Photo: Dunya News
(Web Desk) – Strong condemnations were made by politicians of various political parties following Sunday’s incident in which former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was attacked with a shoe during a seminar held in Lahore.
This is the second such attack over the weekend. On Saturday, a man threw ink on Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif while he was addressing a workers convention in Sialkot.
The man threw ink at Foreign Minister Khawaj Asif while he was addressing workers’s convention in Sialkot on Saturday. Photo: Screengrab
The shoe-attack occured when Sharif was visiting Jamia Naeemia Seminary in Garhi Shahu. As Sharif reached towards the podium while greeting members, a member in the audience hurled a shoe which hit the shoulder of the former premier. Sharif is said to have remained unhurt and gave a short speech before departing.
Both the events caused a stir on social media where many prominent politicians, including those of PPP and PTI, condemned the attack on the PML-N leaders.
— Govt Of The Punjab (@GovtOfPunjab) March 11, 2018
— Khawaja Saad Rafique (@KhSaad_Rafique) March 11, 2018
Recent incidents of throwing shoes and ink at PMLN leaders in sequence are deplorable and I hope that it is not an orchestrated pattern. Those doing so only show their moral bankruptcy.
— Ahsan Iqbal (@betterpakistan) March 11, 2018
— Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 11, 2018
I continue to condemn the repeated use of violence as a means of dissent in public gatherings. This is setting the wrong precedent for exercise of free speech & standards of democracy. It must be halted.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) March 11, 2018
Hurling shoes and throwing ink at rulers is condemnable.. Why resort to such acts, when you have the option of sending them out through the power of vote? Do take your revenge but take it gracefully.
— Jahangir Khan Tareen (@JahangirKTareen) March 11, 2018
Physical abuse of politicians is highly condemnable! Disgusting trend of showing ur anger on their policies in this manner. Political opponents laughing today will be the victims in future. Put ur act together& denounce this In one united voice..
— Sharmila faruqi (@sharmilafaruqi) March 11, 2018
I strongly condemn the shoe hurling on NawazSharif. Whatever He did with this country, He ll has to give answer in front of Allah but this is the wrong way!
— Senator Aitzaz Ahsan (@SenatorAitzaz) March 11, 2018
We as a nation have lost all the morality and tolerance.#NawazSharif pic.twitter.com/zLtLiugbL4
Absolutely condemnable! Ink and shoe-throwing debase the political environment and degrade public values https://t.co/qYGEp3oFzR
— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) March 11, 2018
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf condemns Shoe attack on Nawaz Sharif. Throwing shoes is not acceptable. It shouldn t happen in any democracy. #PTI @ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/VgPC9EkFVR
— Tehreek-e-Insaf (@InsafPK) March 11, 2018
Will oppose & fight Sharif s corruption at all levels but absolutely condemn act of throwing shoe at Nawaz Sharif. Violence to show political disagreement is not the answer. Not voting for these corrupt mafias led by NS & humiliating them in elections shd be people s response.
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) March 11, 2018
— Faisal Subzwari (@faisalsubzwari) March 11, 2018
For more on this, watch a report by Dunya News below.
