ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has announced an unprecedentedpunishment for its party MPA over slapping and thrashing an ordinarycitizen in Karachi.

PTI Sindh MPA Imran Ali Shah has been punished with a fine of Rs 5 lakh forbeating up a motorist in broad daylight.

Party’s provincial leader Firdaus Shamim Naqvi while addressing a pressconference on Saturday, said that the party has a no-tolerance policy onviolence.

A video went viral on social and mainstream media showing Shah, the PTIleader, violently slapping a citizen near Karachi’s National Stadium Road.

Following the incident, Shah maintained that he had beat the motorist fortrying to cross his vehicle. In the video, however, it is clearly visiblethat the MPA’s guards also abused the citizen.linklink

The PTI member, who was elected from the metropolis’ North Nazimabad area,reasoned that he “shoved” the citizen as the latter was verbally abusinghim.

Shah was subsequently suspended by the party for a month for the physicalassault.

“The inquiry was conducted by Rana Zaki. MPA Imran Shah admitted his faultbefore the party. The disciplinary committee took the decision after takinginto account all facts,” the PTI leader said.