Tezgam tragedy: Firdous Shamim Naqvi's presence in Mirpurkhas draws ire of victims' families

Naqvi says that the protests took place due to ignorance

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s senior leader and Leader of Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Firdous Shamim Naqvi faced the wrath of the people of Mirpurkhas, as he visited the city to condole with the families of the Tezgam train fire.

A video circulating on social media shows that citizens started protesting against Naqvi’s presence when he visited the Nabi Rehmat mosque to meet with the families of the victims of the tragedy.

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The people in the mosque kicked out Naqvi as soon as he started speaking to the people in the mosque.

Naqvi, while talking about the protest, said that the incident took place due to ignorance.