Defence Minister and PML-N leader Khawaja Asif on Thursday lodged a formal complaint with London police following the incident of heckling and threatening with a knife attack a couple of days ago.
The minister lodged his complaint during his visit to the Pakistan High Commission in London where a London police team was also present.
He informed the police about the knife attack threat and the harassment he faced while travelling on a train in the British capital.
According to state-run APP, the London Transport Police are investigating the matter.
Khawaja Asif told the police that the unfortunate incident took place around 3:30pm on the Elizabeth Line on November 11. “I am in London on a private visit with a relative, and I was travelling to Reading via the Elizabeth Line when a group of three to four individuals harassed him on the train, filmed him without permission, used abusive language, and threatened him with a knife.”
The minister said he didn’t recognise any of the individuals involved in the incident, asking the London Transport Police to use the CCTV footage to track down the individuals involved.
A day earlier, Geo News reported that the defence minister was heckled and threatened with a knife attack by an unknown man while he was travelling with a friend on the London Underground’s Elizabeth Line on Monday afternoon.
This is not the first time that Pakistani officials or political leaders have been harassed and heckled in the British capital.
A couple of weeks ago, a chasing and heckling incident took place with former chief justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa whose vehicle was attacked by the supporters of a political party at London’s Middle Temple.
PML-N leaders Marriyum Aurangzeb and Hina Pervaiz Butt were also harassed and heckled by people in London in the past.