LAHORE: Law student Khadija Siddiqui, who was stabbed 23 times in 2016, remained unharmed after unknown assailants opened fire at her car outside her residence in Lahore’s Gulberg area.
The law student has filed a complaint to the police, in which Khadija Siddiqui said she was at her home when she heard a gunshot. When she went outside to investigate, she saw that a bullet had hit the hood of her car.
“Unidentified people opened fire on my vehicle,” she said, stating that her life was in danger and asked police to take action.
Meanwhile, Barrister Hassaan Niazi, a member of Siddiqui’s legal team, said that there was “direct firing” at her home while she was present inside. “Stay strong Khadija Siddiqui ─ you were born a fighter ─ these bullets can’t scare a warrior like you,” he said, urging the Punjab Chief Minister to take notice of the incident.
One of the bullets went through the car of @khadijasid751 ‘s father. Khadija is Alhumdulillah safe. Just spoke to her. She was not scared at all. Sounded stronger than ever. #KhadijaTheFighter pic.twitter.com/5LytlWIqnd
— Hassaan Niazi (@HniaziISF) August 14, 2021
He said that one of the bullets went through her father’s car, but added that she was safe. “Just spoke to her. She was not scared at all. Sounded stronger than ever.”
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar took notice of the incident and sought a report from the Lahore capital city police officer. He also directed officials to arrest those who were involved in the incident.
Lahore DIG (Operations) Sajid Kiyani directed the Model Town superintendent of police to take action against the accused and instructed officials to trace the culprits through Safe City cameras. “Such incidents will not be tolerated, and protecting citizens is the police’s prime responsibility,” he added.
