The writer served as executive editor of The Express Tribune from 2009 to 2014
A miscreant hurled a shoe at Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif when he was about to address a gathering at Jamia Naeemia's mosque, here on Sunday.
The man was immediately caught and thrashed by the audience.
The student chanted a slogan "Labbaik Ya Rasoolullah" and managed to reach out to Mr Sharif.
Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted past year over graft charges, appeared visibly shocked as the shoe hit his shoulder while he was addressing a gathering at a seminary in Lahore.
Another man hurled a shoe at Sharif, almost missing him but hitting a person standing behind him.
The incident comes days after another PML-N leader, Ahsan Iqbal, had a shoe thrown at him, making it the third incident of similar nature against the ruling party's top leadership in recent days. The attacker was detained by the seminary's administration and later handed over to the police.
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Meanwhile, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif, who became the latest victim of ink attack, said the incident won't change his politics.
Maryam said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan wouldn't have to wait for the "umpire's decision" had he served the masses and enjoyed their support. After the incidence, Khawaja Asif said that he should be released saying he has no enmity with him.
Talha Munawwar was reportedly injured after he was beaten up by the crowd present at the venue.
Media reports suggested that the man, identified as Bilal Haris, tried to get closer to the minister as soon as he arrived on the stage in Aliabad to address PML-N supporters. "I want to tell both PTI workers and the public that throwing shoes or ink on people is not the right way to protest".
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar said it was another rueful and unethical episode of such incidents.
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