MULTAN — Tensions boiled over outside a local courthouse today as enraged lawyers physically confronted and thrashed a driver accused of deliberately running down a 15-year-old orphan in a private housing society.
Disturbing CCTV footage of the initial incident has sparked widespread public outrage, capturing the chilling moment the teenager was chased and struck by a vehicle.
The victim has been identified as 15-year-old Waseem Abbas, an orphan child sent by his shelter home to learn practical electrical work under a local contractor. According to local police reports, Waseem had just left his workplace when the contractor allegedly pursued him in a car within a private residential society.
The pursuit culminated in the vehicle striking the teenager, resulting in fatal injuries.
Law enforcement authorities acted swiftly following the tragedy. The driver has been taken into custody by Multan police, and a First Information Report (FIR) has been officially registered against the accused on murder charges.
During preliminary questioning, the suspect claimed he never intended to harm the boy and only wanted to stop him. However, the FIR counters this claim, alleging that the vehicle was deliberately driven directly at the teenager.
As the suspect was brought in for legal proceedings, a crowd of lawyers gathered and vented their fury, with video footage showing them punching and thrashing the accused before police managed to intervene and restore order.
Civil society groups and citizens across Multan have expressed profound grief and anger over the death of a vulnerable child.
The local authorities have assured the public that a thorough, transparent investigation is underway to establish the exact sequence of events and ensure strict accountability under the law.
🚨🇵🇰 MULTAN: 15-YEAR-OLD BOY ALLEGEDLY CHASED AND RUN OVER BY CAR — MURDER CASE REGISTERED
Disturbing CCTV footage reportedly shows 15-year-old Waseem Abbas being chased and struck by a car in a private housing society in Multan.
Police say Waseem had been sent by an orphanage to learn electrical work under a contractor. After the teenager left the workplace, he was allegedly pursued by the contractor in a vehicle. The suspect has been arrested, and a murder case has been registered.
The suspect reportedly claimed he only wanted to stop the boy. However, the FIR alleges the vehicle was deliberately driven at him. The investigation must establish exactly what happened and ensure accountability under the law.
A child is dead. His life deserves justice—not influence, pressure or compromise.
No influence. No compromise. No escape from accountability.
https://t.co/7EyrSH45pi— Nova Intel (@intel_nova) October 20, 2026
🚨 In Multan, the lawyer of the man accused of running over a 15-year-old boy with a car reportedly told him, “You should be sentenced to death and have a car driven over you on the road.” https://t.co/RrwkXJewMt
— KZ Update (@kzupdate_77) October 20, 2026