Shahzad Akbar allegedly comes beneath acid assault in UK

The incident befell in an space close to London outdoors the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s residence.

Akbar mentioned a supply individual got here to his home and threw acid on him as quickly as he opened the door. Nonetheless, he mentioned, a lot of the acid landed on the door and solely a small quantity landed on him.

“My spouse and kids remained unhurt, solely I bought some accidents,” mentioned the previous PTI chief.

Akbar mentioned that he’s at the moment residing in a small village outdoors of London the place he shifted about 1.5 months in the past. He mentioned that his new tackle had been leaked.

The politician, who has been in self-exile within the UK, mentioned that he was at residence along with his youngsters on Sunday when a supply man sporting a helmet rang the doorbell.

He mentioned that as quickly as he opened the door, the person threw acid on him from a bottle, including that one aspect of his face and physique had been injured by the acid.

Akbar additional claimed that he referred to as the police quickly after the incident and the legislation enforcement officers reached his residence inside 5 minutes. The previous accountability chief mentioned that he remained within the hospital for 10 to 11 hours after which he was taken again residence.

He mentioned that the suspect was dressed as a supply boy and was travelling on a motorcycle.