Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Dismisses Rape Allegations Involving Lahore Student, Calling Them Fabricated

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Denies Rape Claims

Maryam Nawaz, the Chief Minister of Punjab, rejected the claims that a student was raped at a private college in Lahore. She said the story was false after an investigation. At a press conference in Lahore, she explained that the news shared on social media was not true, and nothing like that happened.

After a video went viral, an investigation was done. Maryam Nawaz said it took several days to finish the investigation, and now she was sharing the true facts. She said that, as a mother and the head of the province, she had to protect women’s rights.

The police first got a report saying a student was raped at a private college. But later, they found out this was not true. Maryam Nawaz explained that the incident was said to have happened on the 10th, but the girl was actually taken to the hospital on the 2nd after she fell and got hurt, which put her in the ICU.

She also said that some people wrongly said the girl was sexually assaulted. Maryam Nawaz spoke with the girl’s mother, who was upset because of the false story. The mother has four other daughters to marry off and wants the people spreading the lie to be punished.

Maryam Nawaz accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of spreading the false story. She said PTI members, journalists, and social media influencers helped spread the lie. Some even claimed they heard noises and saw locked rooms in the college basement. Maryam Nawaz said their investigation found no evidence for these claims, and videos showed there were no locks on the basement doors.

She also explained that the girl who said she saw the incident was from a different campus, and her statement was changed to mislead people. Maryam Nawaz brought the girl in front of the press to clear things up.

The CM said the security guard accused of the incident was on leave at the time, and later was caught in Sargodha for questioning. She said there was no proof of deleted footage, and no rape had happened.

Maryam Nawaz said the girl was a victim of false politics, and the story caused many wrong rumors to spread on social media, including false claims that the girl had died. She promised to take action against those who helped spread the fake news, including some journalists and PTI members.

Professor Shabnam Gul, sister of PTI leader Zartaj Gul, also spoke. She said she was part of the investigation committee for sexual harassment but never told students to protest. She believed outside groups influenced the students to protest.

Maryam Nawaz concluded by saying the whole incident was part of a political plan to cause problems, especially during the SCO summit in Lahore.