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On 14 August 2021, Ayesha Akram, a social media celebrity, was sexually assaulted by a crowd at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] In a video recording of the incident that went viral days later, the crowd was seen picking up the woman, throwing her up in the air between them, tearing off her clothes, and assaulting and groping her.
This incident is very important in the modern political history of the country. [76] [77] Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that the events of May 9 were part of a well thought-out conspiracy. They claimed that the attack on military installations and properties was carried out as part of a planned conspiracy by a political party.
In 2018, the PTI won the general election and formed the government in Pakistan. [2] In 2022, the PTI government was ousted from power in a no-confidence motion. [3] Imran Khan first held US responsible for derailment of his government but later he blamed military establishment for conspiring against him.
2014 – In Lahore incident, Punjab Police opened firing on protesters, killing 14 and injuring hundreds. 2015 – Two young brothers, Zeshan and Shakeel, were killed in police firing near the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi. Sources claim Zeshan and Shakeel were shot several times after failing to stop at a police checkpoint.
[65] Soon after the incident, interior minister Naqvi, warned of use of live fire on protestors, alleging that the protestors had fired on security personnel using live weapons. [66] Azaz Syed, a senior journalist, later claimed that the car that caused the accident was not driven by a PTI-affiliated individual but by the grandson of a former ...
On 23 June 2021, about 11 am local time, a car bombing took place in Johar Town, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.Three people were killed and more than 21 others injured. Police believe that the target was the house which was damaged in the bombing.
The incident caused nationwide outrage in Pakistan. [37] The same month, a 16-year-old girl was raped and killed in Sargodha, [38] and a day later, in the same city, a 13-year-old boy was intoxicated and sexually assaulted by two men belonging to an influential family. [39] In Faisalabad, the same day, a 15-year-old boy was found dead.
The Model Town operation, [1] [2] more commonly known as the Model Town tragedy or the Lahore massacre (Urdu: سانحہ ماڈل ٹاؤن), [3] or simply Lahore incident, was a violent clash that ensued between the Punjab Police and Pakistan Awami Tehreek activists on 17 June 2014 resulting in several protesters being killed by the police gunfire.