UK police bans PTI supporter Gulfam Hussain from going near Avenfield flats

LONDON: Scotland Yard has released activist Gulfam Hussain on bail but has issued a restriction preventing him from going anywhere near the Avenfield flats, where members of the Sharif family reside.

Gulfam, who was in PML-N for four months before joining PTI, was arrested by the police on Friday night for threatening to harm Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, former PM Nawaz Sharif and other members of the Sharif family including a threat to blow up the Park Lane flats – live on TikTok.

Gulfam spoke to Geo News immediately after his release. He said: “The police have banned me from going near the Sharif family flats on Avenfield flats or I will be arrested again. I am on bail till April. The police arrested and showed me videos I uploaded on TikTok. These were political statements. I don’t believe in violence. I will continue my struggle.”

He also confirmed that the police seized his four mobile phones while the investigation goes on. He said he was upset after Imran Khan was convicted in the £190 million case. He said: “I went there for the live show because some supporters of PTI asked me to prove my loyalty and I had to show them that I am actually really against the Sharifs.”

In one of the recent TikTok broadcasts, Gulfam had threatened to blow up the Avenfield apartments. He had threatened speaking to his TikTok followers that he would practically “drag” members of the Sharif family on London streets and that he will “avenge” if Imran Khan is harmed in Pakistan.

Gulfam had also criticised Pakistan’s military leadership.

When he was arrested late on Friday night at the gates of Avenfield flats, Gulfam was live on TikTok and interacting with his followers.

The complaint to the police was made by Khurram Butt, PMLN UK’s Youth Wing leader who recently petitioned Oxford University against Imran Khan’s bid to become the Chancellor.

Gulfam said: “Khurram Butt and Nawaz Sharif’s grandson Zakaria have been plotting against me for a long time. Khurram Butt recorded my videos and handed over to the police”

Gulfam was a vocal supporter of PML-N till around four months ago. He used to fight with PTI supporters outside Avenfield flats and elsewhere. He then joined PTI and became vocal on social media for PTI. He used to go live on TikTok on a daily basis and quit his job as a trained chef to focus on live shows.