WEB DESK: On Wednesday, the PTI rejected the first information report (FIR) filed regarding the attack on the party’s central information secretary, Raoof Hasan, which occurred the previous day outside a news channel’s office.
According to a statement by the capital police, Hasan was slashed in the face with a blade, and eyewitnesses identified a group of transgender individuals as the assailants.
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A police spokesman reported that Hasan was attacked as he exited the TV channel’s office after participating in a program. He was taken to the hospital for medical treatment, where the police also arrived to obtain a medico-legal certificate.
During a press conference in Islamabad, PTI leader Omar Ayub accused the police of tampering with the FIR, claiming it did not accurately reflect Hasan’s written complaint. Ayub stated that the party rejected the FIR and called for a judicial commission to investigate the incident.
