PML-N's women wing leader held for attempted suicide

ISLAMABAD: A leader of the PML-N's women wing was arrested after she attempted self-immolation in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan after being denied a ticket for the May 11 general election, police officials said today.
Police arrested Sakina Mengal on the charge of trying to commit suicide during a news conference at the Quetta Press Club yesterday.
While addressing the conference, Mengal and other women leaders of the PML-N alleged that the party's leadership had ignored old workers who made many sacrifices and instead awarded tickets to persons who had joined the party only recently.
Mengal sprinkled kerosene on her clothes and attempted to set herself alight but was stopped by reporters.
After being arrested, she was taken to a nearby police station.
She said she had decided to commit suicide as the PML-N had decided to ignore her while awarding tickets for general and reserved seats for women.
She alleged that PML-N leaders had threatened her when she protested against their "wrong decisions".