Angry protesters on Sunday night attempted to attack the Avenfield properties of the Sharif family in the UK, media reports said citing British authorities.
The protesters attempted to smash the door of the apartment of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his son, Hussain Nawaz.
One of the protesters threw a shopping cart at Aijaz Gul, a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) UK chapter.
Soon after, Britain’s Metropolitan Police reached the site of the protest near Avenfield House, a luxury housing scheme and commenced a search of the nearby vehicles.
UK police said they have reports of protesters possessing weapons, especially knives, and that an investigation was currently underway.
No arrests were made, they said, adding that legal action would be initiated over the destruction to private property.
The British chapter of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) condemned the incident and said there was no truth in the accusation that the party’s workers were behind the incident.
“We are not associated in any way with the attack on Hussain Nawaz’s residence or the related protest,” PTI UK spokesperson stated.
Published in Daily Times, July 10th 2018.
