ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 11th Aug, 2026) Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday said the firing at a security official on Rawalpindi’s Mall Road had exposed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) violent politics, stressing that there was no justification for the incident.
Commenting on the firing, the minister said resorting to violence and arriving armed had become the worst aspect of PTI’s politics.
He said the party’s protests and calls for long marches were on record for involving people who arrived armed, adding that security personnel had previously been fired upon and killed.
Tarar said the PTI did not believe in peaceful protest and that the latest incident had exposed its nefarious objectives and designs before the nation.
He said firing on a security official in broad daylight and in public demonstrated the party’s belief in violence.
The minister said a PTI flag and other documents had been recovered from the scene, making it clear like daylight that the objective behind such protests was to spread anarchy, disrupt the law-and-order situation and destroy peace in the country.
Referring to the PTI’s announced long march, Tarar said the party had called for protests at a time when Pakistan was gaining international recognition.
He referred to the recent Makkah Agreement and said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and their teams had made major efforts in that regard.
Tarar said whenever Pakistan moved forward, developed and gained respect, the PTI could not digest it and announced protests.
He said the party had previously announced protests when a head of state, president or prime minister of another country was visiting Pakistan.
The minister said the Mall Road firing had opened everyone’s eyes and demonstrated that the purpose behind PTI protests was to arrive armed, open fire, bring down bodies, disrupt law and order and cause damage to the country.
He said the incident had been witnessed by the entire world.
Tarar expressed confidence that Pakistan would continue to progress, saying the leadership was working day and night for the country’s development.
He said the destiny of Pakistan and its people would be victorious on every front and country’s enemies would face failure.
