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PTI claims jailed leader attacked in Lahore prison; authorities deny
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PTI claims jailed leader attacked in Lahore prison; authorities deny

From Dawn · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) alleges that party leader Aaliya Hamza was attacked by inmates in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail.
  • PTI claims Hamza was nearly strangled over a water dispute, but other jailed PTI members intervened.
  • Jail authorities deny the attack, stating only a heated verbal exchange occurred over water access.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has alleged that Aaliya Hamza, the organizer of its Punjab chapter, was physically attacked by fellow inmates while incarcerated at Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore. Hamza was arrested in March and is currently serving time in the jail.

According to PTI leaders, a woman inmate, along with approximately ten others, attacked Hamza in the jail's toilet area, attempting to strangle her over a dispute concerning water. They claimed this was an "attempt on Aaliya's life" and stated that other PTI members, Sanam Javed and Falak Javed, intervened to rescue her. PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja held the Punjab government and jail administration responsible for Hamza's safety and demanded an investigation.

There has been an attempt on Aaliya’s life.

— PTI leadersPTI leaders described the alleged attack on their party colleague.

However, Mian Salik Jalal, the Inspector General of Prisons for Punjab, refuted the allegations. He stated that no physical altercation took place, and that the women inmates had only exchanged heated words over fetching water from the jail toilet. Hamza was reportedly arrested while preparing to leave Lahore after visiting family for Eidul Fitr.

The women inmates had only exchanged heated words over fetching water from the jail toilet.

— Mian Salik JalalPunjab Inspector General Prisons rejected the PTI's claims of an attack.
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