Defence Minister Pervez Khattak was seen instructing the party workers to continue fireworks at a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) meeting in Nowshera to celebrate the victory in the cantonment election.
The video of the meeting went viral on social media where the defence minister was seen violating the law and instructing the police officials to not interfere.
Pervez Khattak also said that he is lifting the ban on fireworks in the province and instructed the party stalwarts to take no notice of the police.
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He openly threatened the police that they should not interrupt the fireworks, warning them of consequences.
As per details, some participants also carried out celebratory firing which caused panic and the minister ordered to halt it.
The video of the fireworks is making rounds on social media and the social activist and Youth Assembly Speaker Jalal Sherazi maintained that the incident is actually a slap on authorities and the police.
پرویزخٹک صاحب نے نوشہرہ کی پولیس کو ہی ہتھکڑی پہنادی۔
نوشہرہ کے ایک جلسے میں کہا ہے کہ “ جو آفسر بھی کھڑا ہے اور ہمیں آتش بازی سے روک رہا ہے اُسے کہتا ہوں کہ یہاں سے چلا جائے نہیں تو نوشہرہ سے نکال دونگا “
یہ نوشہرہ پولیس اور انتظامیہ کے منہ پہ طمانچہ ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/Pwi4c2L6xB— Architect Jalal Sherazi (@jalalsherazi) September 18, 2021