Member Punjab Assembly Sheikh Khurram Zafar, Khurram Nawaz Gandapur of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), Basharat Jaspal, Chaudhry Zaheeruddin of Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q), local PTI leadership, PTI workers and a large number of people attended the funeral.
Nawaz, 22, died of bullet injuries sustained during a clash with police and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) supporters a day before. Rana Sanaullah’s son-in-law Rana Shehryar’s guard was identified as the person taking straight aims at the crowd.
Haq Nawaz’s wedding was due 20 days later while his mother was in Peshawar to shop for his wedding.
After the unfortunate death of the PTI activist, the party had called for protests and announced a day of mourning across the country while the lawyers of Multan and Faisalabad boycotted the courts today.
