{"id":64741,"date":"2024-02-26T18:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T18:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/asp-shehrbano-speaks-up-over-lahore-ichra-incident\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T18:19:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T18:19:03","slug":"asp-shehrbano-speaks-up-over-lahore-ichra-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/asp-shehrbano-speaks-up-over-lahore-ichra-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"ASP Shehrbano speaks up over Lahore Ichra incident"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gulberg Circle Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shehrbano Naqvi is being hailed as a hero after she saved a young woman wearing a dress with Arabic calligraphy printed on it from a mob attack in Lahore\u2019s Ichra Bazar. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

A day earlier, a charged mob gathered outside a shop in Lahore\u2019s Ichra Bazaar after someone alleged that a woman\u2019s shirt had Quranic verses printed on it. The woman, who was accompanied by her husband, sought refuge in a nearby shop.<\/p>\n

As per eyewitnesses, most of the people in the mob were either customers, visitors or passersby. The garment traders \u2013 who gave shelter to woman \u2013 were aware of the calligraphy print being available in the market. But despite the traders\u2019 explanation, the angry mob insisted on a \u201cblasphemy\u201d charge.<\/p>\n

The woman\u2019s dress had the word \u201cHalwa\u201d printed in Arabic letters on it, meaning \u201cbeautiful or sweet\u201d in Arabic.<\/p>\n

Upon receiving information about the incident, the Punjab Police \u2014 led by ASP Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi \u2014 arrived at the scene and took the woman into their custody, saving her from the charged crowd.<\/p>\n

A video clip, now went viral on social media, showed the girl hiding in a shop and shivering with fear. In a video shared by the Punjab police on X, the ASP could be seen rescuing the woman from the bazaar while a mob hurled abuses in the background.<\/p>\n

Another video showed her addressing the mob, urging them to trust the police while convincing them that no blasphemous act had been committed.<\/p>\n

Talking to ARY News exclusively, ASP Shehrbano Naqvi provided details on how the incident unfolded. \u201cAt 1:30pm, we received a call that a blasphemous act took place in Ichra market,\u201d she said, adding that the caller mentioned that a woman was wearing a \u2018inappropriate dress\u2019 with calligraphy seemed to be Quranic verses.<\/p>\n