LONDON: Former special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM) Mirza Shahzad Akbar has confirmed to Dawn that he was attacked in the United Kingdom, where he has been living in self-imposed exile since April 2022, on Wednesday.
“I have been attacked and been in hospital and with the police. Bruised and fractured,” the ex-SAPM said in text messages after Dawn reached out to him, seeking confirmation of a post about the incident on PTI’s X account.
The PTI’s post at 9:50pm PKT on Wednesday said Akbar was attacked at his house in Cambridge in the morning.
“The attacker punched him repeatedly in the face, as a result of which his nose and jaw have been fractured.
“Local police have collected all details, and an investigation is under way,” the post added.
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