By India Today Web Desk: Former Pakistan top minister Imran Khan on Sunday halted his lengthy march after a girl Pakistani journalist protecting his occasion died after being overwhelmed below his box.
The deceased changed into diagnosed as Channel Five reporter Sadaf Naeem. Khan’s box ran over the reporter after she fell from it close to Sadhoke.
The incident triggered Khan to halt the march that he’s main in the direction of Islamabad to strain the federal authorities into calling snap elections.
His convoy began out from the jap metropolis of Lahore and is anticipated to attain Islamabad on Friday.
“Shocked & deeply saddened via way of means of the horrible coincidence that caused the demise of Channel five reporter Sadaf Naeem at some stage in our March today,” Khan stated on Twitter.
The lengthy march could begin from Kamoke on its fourth day on Monday. Earlier, it changed into deliberate to attain Gujranwala via way of means of the quit of its 1/3 day.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, even as reacting to the demise of the journalist, stated that he changed into “deeply saddened” via way of means of the reporter’s demise.
He in addition wrote in his tweet that Sadaf Naeem changed into a “dynamic and hardworking” reporter, including that he prays for the forgiveness of the deceased and endurance for the own circle of relatives.
Information Minister Maryyium Aurangzeb expressed surprise over Sadaf’s demise and wondered how the reporter changed into run over via way of means of the box-sporting truck utilized by Khan.
“I in my view recognize her. She changed into a hard-operating journalist and changed into killed even as looking to interview Imran Khan that is shocking,” she stated.
Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi lauded the deceased and prolonged his condolences to her own circle of relatives and introduced economic help really well worth Rs 25 lakh for her own circle of relatives. “The Punjab authorities will take complete care of the own circle of relatives,” he tweeted.