Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has dedicated a song to party worker Ali Bilal, who was killed during Wednesday’s standoff at Zaman Park.
Taking to Twitter, Khan wrote, “Dedicating this song to Shaheed Ali Bilal, known affectionately as Zille Shah. He loved his country in a very special way.”
“His violent death through custodial torture shows the depths to which the corrupt, ruthless & cruel ruling elite has sunk,” wrote Khan.
The song is an Indian song titled “Teri Mitti,” an ode to the sacrifices a soldier makes for his homeland. Wahab Bugti, known for his song Kana Yari from Coke Studio, has sung the version shared by the PTI chief.
PTI has claimed that Punjab police killed Ali Bilal in custody in Lahore.
Taking to Twitter, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry tweeted, “According to Insaf Lawyers Wing, Ali Bilal Shaheed’s father has been kidnapped yesterday after the funeral and he and his family members are in police custody. And now we will see a video which will say that we forgave Mohsin Naqvi [sitting interim Chief Minister Punjab] and the police, but this country will not forgive them.”
Bilal’s autopsy report revealed 26 injuries and that grave physical violence was the cause of death.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz has condemned the death of Ali Bilal.
Maryam extended her condolences to the deceased’s family, saying, “Aik siyaasi kaarkun ki jaan gayi, mujhe is cheez ka behaad afsos hai aur dili afsos hai” (I feel grief that a political worker lost his life).
