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Injured PTI worker dies

By Our Correspondent
September 14, 2026
PTI flag waving during a rally. — APP/File
PTI flag waving during a rally. — APP/File

LAHORE:PTI worker Ishtiaq Ahmed, who suffered severe burns after falling into a cauldron of boiling oil during an alleged police raid on Rabi-ul-Awwal 12, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

A central founding leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Alhaj Shahid Hussain, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of deceased party worker. Shahid said that a heavy contingent of police was present on the occasion of the funeral prayers of the late Ishtiaq. He said Ishtiaq remained under treatment at Mayo Hospital for 18 days. He recalled that on 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal, during a police raid, Ishtiaq Khan had fallen into a vessel containing boiling oil, suffering severe burns to his body.