...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) responsible for the death of at least seven people in a stampede following a PTI rally in the city on Saturday.
The otherwise impressive public meeting at Multan's Qasim Bagh stadium turned into a tragedy when a large number of people tried to cross one of the exit gates in one go after PTI Chairman Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
left the venue. In the process several people fell on the ground and were trampled by others, leaving seven people dead and 43 injured.
In an initial investigation report sent to the Prime Minister House here today, Multan police claim the PTI paid no attention to the situation even after a police officer present on the stage informed PTI big shot Shah
Mehmood WormtongueQureshi about it.
The report also claims that the people responsible for the administration were told several times to make announcements for emergency help, but to no avail.
"Soon after the public meeting, people started moving out of the venue and due to congestion two persons was struck down in his prime," says the report.
The report says there were only five exit gates which were not enough for such a large gathering of people.
A number of people also slipped and suffered injuries due to water on the ground, it claims.
The police say 200 coppers were posted at the venue and the arrangements were finalised by the PTI just a night before the event.