If you google the Iron Lady of Pakistan then you will certainly read Muniba Mazari Baloch. However, social media users have chosen a new Iron Lady for the country and she is non-other than Dr. Yasmin Rashid.
Since morning, Dr. Yasmin Rashid has been trending on social media and the question still remains why?
Dr. Yasmin Rashid
Dr. Yasmin Rashid joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2010. In 2018, she was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for primary and secondary healthcare, with the additional ministerial portfolio of specialised healthcare and medical education.
Current fiasco
It all started yesterday when tensions between PTI workers and police flared in Lahore, when Dr Yasmin Rashid was stopped by law enforcement personnel who attacked her vehicle and attempted to detain her.
The Punjab Police resorted to tear gas shelling at her. Moreover, they attacked her vehicle, breaking the windshield.
What happened actually?
Dr Yasmin Rashid was heading to Batti Chowk when she had an argument with policemen deployed to block the party workers from leaving the city. Police personnel told the PTI leader that she can not go but she did not pay any heed and continued to drive ahead. At this, the police resorted to baton charge and broke the vehicle’s windscreen. However, she managed to make her way.
Dr. Yasmin and public sympathy
The video of Dr. Yasmin being brutally attacked became viral on social media in no time. The video, which went viral on social media, received harsh criticism from the general public that claimed the police were using unnecessary force to impede the march.
New ‘Iron Lady’ of Pakistan
Social media users since then have been praising Dr Yasmin Rashid for taking a strong stance and not surrendering to the unlawful use of force by the police. With the hashtag ‘Iron Lady’ trending on Twitter since morning, the public and social media users have been applauding her ‘bravery’ in light of what many are deeming to be acts of ‘police brutality’.
Our Iron Lady https://t.co/bRkTYbekQV
— Samina Peerzada (@SaminaSays) May 25, 2022
My Iron Lady. She has won my heart. She is true warrior. I was there and I know the terror at azadi chowk. Look at her smile. True follower of IK. https://t.co/0l9Uo73JlU
— Hassaan Niazi (@HniaziISF) May 25, 2022
Iron lady! look at this brave smile @MaryamNSharif https://t.co/jUwnVr4mzE
— Tariq Mateen (@tariqmateen) May 25, 2022
The Iron Lady
Love and respect for you Ma’am.
Stay Safe #AzadiMarchPTI @PTIofficial https://t.co/iBd9Qawlo6— Sabah Aslam (@SabahAslam1) May 25, 2022
Everyone pays tribute to PTI Iron Lady @Dr_YasminRashid
We salute the bravery and courage of Dr. Yasmeen Rashid.
At the request of Rana Sana Khan, the police came to arrest Yasmeen Rashid and also smashed the glass of his car with a stick.#SaluteToMarchers pic.twitter.com/SnopAgxYt1— Rana Saad (@RSaadSabri) May 25, 2022
Dr Yasmin Rashid,What a brave lady Iron Lady @Dr_YasminRashid ❤️???????? pic.twitter.com/y51H25U3U4
— Muhammad Saqib Khan (@MSaqib_Khan_) May 26, 2022
Iron lady!! pic.twitter.com/I9PcLW9vBl
— Gulfam (@gulfamnet) May 25, 2022
Dr Yasmeen Rashid, The Iron Lady.
I salute you ma’am.#PakistanUnderFascim#حقیقی_آزادی_مارچ pic.twitter.com/VYifmpFkS0— Shafaat Hussain (@sshabdali) May 25, 2022
Iron Lady @Dr_YasminRashid led a protest against the fascist and coward kidnapping of @ShireenMazari1 ! #امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور pic.twitter.com/yB1QGlEP55
— PTI (@PTIofficial) May 21, 2022
IRON LADY OF ????????
pro pakistani! pic.twitter.com/Rh0guAch8W— Hasan Adeel (@ihasanadeel) May 25, 2022
