According to hospital and rescue resources Eight people dead
and almost 45 injured due to stampede in the PTI's rally in Multan on Friday.
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The stampede reportedly started as people were leaving from
one of the three gates leading out of the stadium, soon after PTI chairman
Imran Khan departed after addressing the supporters.
Eyewitnesses and rescue workers said they had seen at least
four bodies. The injured were taken to Nishtar hospital following the incident.
The exact number of dead could not be confirmed by officials.
PTI leader Imran Ismail said: “We had not expected so many
people would be arriving here for the rally. Shah Mehmood Qureshi and other PTI
leaders are now at the hospital.
PTI leader Shireen Mazari blamed the police and local
administration for the incident. She said “We believe it is a total failure of
the local administration.
Mazari claimed that participants of the Jalsa had difficulty
leaving the venue as the doors leading out had been locked down by the local
administration. She added a large number of police staffs were present at the spot
who could have controlled the situation.
A large number of angry PTI workers had gathered outside the
Nishtar hospital Multan. Provincial Minister for Prisons Chaudhry Abdul Waheed Arain
was forced out of the hospital by workers, who, chanting “Go Nawaz Go!” said
they did not required his help.
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