Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif faced unsettling heckling and was threatened with a “knife attack” at London ground station by an unidentified individual, shows a video went viral on social media.
Sources close to the PML-N leader have confirmed the incident to a local TV, saying that the video showing the defence minister being threatened and mistreated “is real”
They confirmed that the incident occurred near Heathrow Airport on Tuesday. An unidentified individual, who recorded the video, hurled abuses and threatened the defence minister.
Meanwhile, the government has reportedly taken notice of the incident, instructing the Pakistan High Commission in London to contact British Transport police. “It’s a serious incident and must be investigated.”
Asif is currently in London on a private visit where he also met PML-N President Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz.
