LAHORE: Pakistan Student Federation (PSF) Okara division staged a sit-in protest at the door of the Governor of the Punjab at Mall Road against their own Labor Minister Ashraf Khan Sohna.
Members of PSF Okara wing were seen blocking the road by lying down on the street in front of the cars on the main gate of the Governor’s house at Mall Road. The protest participants claimed that the Minister of Labor Ashraf Khan Sohna who belongs from the same party (Pakistan people party) had used the doctors of Okara to file a fake FIR against PSF only because PSF had managed to arrange a larger gathering on the occasion of Youm-e-Tasees.
“The minister wasn’t happy from us, we managed to gather more people at the occasion of Youm-e-Tasees and he filed a FIR against us only out of jealousy because we dominated his function” said Ijaz Gill President PSF Okara.
He said that Ashraf Khan Sohna had used a relative doctor of his Dr. Shahid Qari to file a fake FIR against the high rankers of PSF Okara wing. He said that the registered FIR had stated that the members of PSF had threatened and assaulted Dr. Shahid Qari, whereas it was not true. He said that the members of PSF had reached the doctors for some charity work in regard to a blood bank.
“Ashraf Khan Sohna doesn’t even purely belong to PPP he used to be in Jamiat in his youth age and we want him out of our party now”, said Ijaz Gill. On the other hand, when Pakistan Today had contacted Labor Minister Ashraf Khan Sohna, while denying all allegations he said that the PSF members had assaulted the doctor on denying extortion (illegal collection of money).
The Minister said that the FIR was registered before the Youm-e-Tasees which proves that it had nothing to do with the Youm-e-Tasees or the occasion.
‘Jealous’ labour minister induces PSF protest
