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The protest outside Peshawar’s Army Public School on arrival of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan and his wife on Wednesday was termed politically motivated by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mushtaq Ghani, private media reported.
The minister, addressing a press conference, said that the party’s political opponents Awami National Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz attempted to obstruct the PTI chief’s visit.
“Awami National Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have formed Shuhda Forum and the protesters outside Army Public School were members of the forum. The protest had nothing to do with the victims’ families,” he said.
PTI strongly condemns the childish act by federal PMLN led govt to sabotage today’s @ImranKhanPTI visit to Peshawar, says Mushtaq Ghani
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 14, 2015
Media was not allowed inside APS hence they could not show how warmly & happily teachers & students welcomed Imran Khan. @MushtaqGhaniPTI
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 14, 2015
There is a recently founded forum named Shuhada Forum, which has members from ANP & PMLN & have nothing to do with APS victims. KP Info Min.
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 14, 2015
Earlier today, Khan made a visit to the tragedy-struck school with his new wife Reham Khan. Bereaved families protested in front of the school, rejecting political point-scoring over the tragedy while a small group attempted to block the way of the PTI chief’s convoy.
Peshawar’s Army Public School targeted in a deadly attack on December 16 by Taliban militants. At least 150 people were killed in the attack, including 132 school students.