Ex-bureaucrat’s grandson ran over Rangers personnel, not PTI protesters, claims journalist

Journalist Azaz Syed claimed that the death of four Rangers personnel in a car-ramming incident during the PTI protest in Islamabad was caused by the grandson of an ex-bureaucrat, who has no ties to Imran Khan’s party.

“The accused driver has been identified as Hashim, the grandson of former federal secretary Zafeer Abbasi, who also served as an additional secretary in the interior ministry. He is a relative of former PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi,” Azaz Syed disclosed in his vlog.

He further stated that Hashim was reportedly arrested at the scene, and intelligence authorities visited his home to investigate whether he was affiliated with PTI. However, his family denied any connection to the party.

According to Syed, Hashim is not mentally stable and struggles with drug issues. He is currently undergoing psychological treatment, and it was reported that he took the car from his home in an “unusual” manner.

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Earlier, it was reported that during the PTI protest on the Srinagar Highway in Islamabad, an unidentified individual rammed a vehicle into Rangers personnel, resulting in the death of four Rangers while five were injured. 

 Two police officers also sustained serious injuries in the attack.

Azaz Syed also mentioned that journalist matiullah jan interviewe Safeer Ali, an eyewitness to the incident, identified his brother, Muhammad Ilyas, a retired FC personnel, as the victim of the incident. 

He claimed that law enforcement vehicles recklessly plowed into protesters, causing several individuals to fall and sustain injuries as they were struck by following vehicles.

“I witnessed four police and Rangers vehicles, including a jail van, running into the protesters, killing my brother,” he added.

Syed said that Safeer may have lied when recording his version of events for Matiullah Jan.