On Thursday, a group of people allegedly belonging to the PTI violated the sanctity of the Masjid-e-Nabawi in Medina by loudly chanting slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation as they entered the mosque to pay respects at the Roza-e-Rasool (PBUH).
PM Shehbaz and his delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Shahzain Bugti, Mohsin Dawar, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqi, Chaudhry Salik, and four members of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s staff have accompanied him on his visit.
However, when PM Shehbaz and his delegation arrived at the mosque, the unfortunate incident occurred, and videos of it have since gone viral on social media. The hooligans not only chanted anti-government slogans, but they also chanted pro-government slogans “When they saw the premier, they chanted chor, chor (thieves), but they also harassed and raised objectionable slogans against Marriyum Aurangzeb.
Meanwhile, protesters taunted and pulled the hair of JWP leader and Federal Minister for Narcotics Control Shahzain Bugti.
Not only that, but protesters continued to film the entire incident on their cellphones.
Bugti commented on the incident, saying, “I have a great deal of respect for Mecca and Medina, and no one is allowed to speak loudly there. Those who made derogatory remarks about Marriyum Aurangzeb are still alive, so the news of their arrest is false “.
In response to the unfortunate incident, Aurangzeb stated, without using Imran Khan’s name but clearly referring to him, “I don’t want to name the person responsible for this incident because I don’t want to use this holy land for political purposes.”
“However, it will take time for us to repair the damage that these people have done to our society, and we can only do so by maintaining a positive attitude.”
She went on to say that the PML-leadership N’s had instructed its employees to control their emotions.
Following the incident, political and religious leaders, as well as people from various sections of society, expressed their outrage and strongly condemned the chanting of political slogans at Masjid-e-Nabwi.
