LONDON: Two vehicles belonging to former Prime Minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif were allegedly targeted outside Avenfield Apartments in central London.
Nawaz Sharif is currently in London on a one-week visit for a medical check-up, where his sons Hassan and Hussain Nawaz are also with him. CCTV footage released on social media platform X by PML-N Youth Wing leader Khurram Butt shows two individuals arriving on motorcycles at around 12 midnight.
Both were wearing masks and gloves to conceal their identities. The footage shows both individuals approaching the vehicles parked outside Avenfield Apartments. According to Khurram Butt, the suspects took away 4 items from the vehicles and also damaged the side mirror of at least one vehicle.
The total value of the BMW and Mercedes-Benz is estimated to be around 200,000 pounds, however the exact financial loss has not been independently verified. Other vehicles were present, only two were targeted’Around 7 to 10 other vehicles can also be seen parked on the same road in the released footage, but only Nawaz Sharif’s two vehicles were seen being targeted in the video.
According to Khurram Butt, the CCTV footage has been handed over to the Metropolitan Police and the police are investigating the incident. PML-N UK President Ahsan Dar alleged that despite other vehicles being present, targeting Nawaz Sharif’s vehicles raises questions about the political motives behind the incident, however the identity of the accused and the real motives behind the incident are still unknown.’Not the first incident of targeting Nawaz Sharif’s vehicles’Nawaz Sharif’s vehicles are usually parked inside the Avenfield property, however due to ongoing renovation work, the vehicles were parked on the roadside.
According to Khurram Butt, this is not the first incident of targeting Nawaz Sharif’s vehicles in London. In May 2023, during a clash between Black Lives Matter protesters and police in central London, one of Nawaz Sharif’s vehicles was also damaged.
At that time, a protester threw coffee on the vehicle and kicked it.’Past incidents at Avenfield residence’In July 2018, protesters tried to enter the Avenfield residence of the Nawaz Sharif family. Police were called when protesters tried to enter the entrance of the building, while arrests were also made as a result of clashes between supporters of rival political parties.
In May 2021, four unidentified individuals, three of whom were wearing masks, allegedly tried to enter the office of Nawaz Sharif’s son Hassan Nawaz in London. Nawaz Sharif was also present in the office at that time. The incident was reported to the police and PML-N leaders alleged that the purpose of those individuals was to attack Nawaz Sharif.In April 2022, another clash took place outside Nawaz Sharif’s London office, in which a security guard was injured. Police had confirmed receiving a complaint regarding the attack.
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