Islamabad (The Thursday Times) — Bushra Bibi said: ‘I was in pain because of the martyrdoms. I could not understand why people were telling so many lies. I am not a woman who runs away, and I could never leave alone those who came out for Khan.’ She disclosed that during the D-Chowk protest on 26 November her vehicle was fired on and a chemical was thrown at it, which clouded the vehicle's windows.
Conversation with workers and details of the incident
Speaking to workers, Bushra Bibi made clear that during the D-Chowk incident she was completely alone in her vehicle. She said nobody recognised her vehicle, and that she remained at D-Chowk until 12:30, but that several vehicles arrived later because D-Chowk was being cleared by force.
She said she was there on Imran Khan's instructions and was not willing to move. She stressed to the workers that she had not been alone and that everyone should have stayed together.
I am not a woman who runs away. I was left alone at D-Chowk, and everyone had left me and gone. Bushra Bibi pic.twitter.com/f6w9z9hRkH
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The attack on the vehicle and the appeal to workers
Bushra Bibi disclosed that when she was unwilling to move from D-Chowk, her vehicle was fired on directly. On that occasion she reminded workers that the women and workers who had come out for Khan could not be left alone under any circumstances.
The end of the protest and the retreat
Late at night, police and Rangers carried out an operation and completely cleared protesters from the area between D-Chowk and Jinnah Avenue. Many workers were arrested, while Bushra Bibi and Ali Amin Gandapur left for Mansehra by way of the Expressway.
Bushra Bibi's message to workers
She told workers to stay true to Khan's ideology and not to let his sacrifices go to waste. Praising the honour and courage of the Pathans, she made clear that she had come to meet the families of the workers who were killed and would remain firm in her resolve.
