Two people have been killed and around 18 others injured in a stampede at a TikToker's mehndi ceremony and prize-distribution event in Sialkot district, Punjab, and police have arrested six people while booking 54 in connection with the tragedy.
The stampede happened at Faraz Sports Stadium (Faraz Ground) on Daska Road, where hundreds of people had gathered for the mehndi ceremony of TikToker Muhammad Ansar, known as Mr Patlu. The event had promised a lucky draw featuring 50 motorcycles, a car and other prizes, which drew a large crowd to the ground.
According to Dawn, citing police and video footage of the incident, chaos broke out when the stadium gate was opened and the crowd was told to enter at the same time. The report says a man then used a wooden club to push people back out of the gate, and the sudden rush turned into a stampede in which people fell and were trampled.
One victim, Muhammad Aqeel, 30, a resident of Budha Goraya, died during the incident. A second injured man, Muhammad Rehan of Glotian Kalan, who had been referred to Lahore's Mayo Hospital in critical condition, later died of his injuries, taking the death toll to two. Reports differ slightly on the injured figure, with Dawn reporting 18 injured and The Express Tribune reporting 17 injured after the second death.
Sialkot police registered a case at Motra Police Station on 31 October on the complaint of Station House Officer Mubeen Ahmed. The case names TikToker Muhammad Ansar, his brother Kashif Bashir, ground owner Shahid Javed and six other organisers, along with 45 private security guards — 54 people in total. District Police Officer Dost Muhammad confirmed that six suspects have been arrested, while police are conducting raids to arrest the remaining suspects, including the TikToker, who reportedly left the scene after the incident.
Police have seized the 50 motorcycles and the car that were meant to be distributed through the lucky draw. According to the district administration, a no-objection certificate (NOC) had been issued for a private Mehfil-e-Sama (qawwali) event within an enclosed space, but it was revoked after violations of the stipulated conditions were found. The case includes charges relating to causing death, violating official orders, blocking the main road, vandalism and damage to citizens' property.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif strongly condemned the incident, saying the TikToker had attracted a large crowd by announcing valuable prizes and that the incident had exploited the poverty of local residents. He called for accountability for social media influencers whose events put public safety at risk.
The tragedy has raised serious questions about how large public gatherings organised by social media personalities are permitted and policed in Pakistan, especially when expensive prizes are used to attract crowds far bigger than a venue can safely handle.
Urdu version (Roman Urdu)
Sialkot district, Punjab mein aik TikToker ki mehndi taqreeb aur inaam taqseem karne wali event mein bhagdar machne se do afraad jaan bahaq aur taqreeban 18 zakhmi ho gaye hain, jabke police ne chh afraad ko giraftar kar ke kul 54 afraad ke khilaaf muqadma darj kar liya hai.
Ye bhagdar Daska Road par Faraz Sports Stadium (Faraz Ground) mein hui, jahan sainkron log TikToker Muhammad Ansar, jo Mr Patlu ke naam se mashhoor hain, ki mehndi taqreeb ke liye jama hue thay. Event mein lucky draw ke zariye 50 motorcycles, aik car aur doosre inaamat dene ka elaan kiya gaya tha, jis se ground mein bara hujoom jama ho gaya.
Dawn ke mutabiq, police aur waqea ki video footage ke hawale se, jab stadium ka gate khola gaya aur hujoom ko aik saath andar aane ko kaha gaya to afra-tafri phail gayi. Report ke mutabiq aik shakhs ne lakri ke danday se logon ko gate se bahar dhakelne ki koshish ki, aur achanak hujoom ke dabao se bhagdar mach gayi jis mein log gir kar kuchle gaye.
Aik jaan bahaq shakhs, Muhammad Aqeel, 30 saal, Budha Goraya ke rehne wale thay, jo waqea ke doran jaan bahaq hue. Doosre zakhmi, Glotian Kalan ke Muhammad Rehan, jinhein tashweeshnak haalat mein Lahore ke Mayo Hospital bheja gaya tha, baad mein zakhmon ki taab na laate hue jaan bahaq ho gaye, jis se halakaton ki tadad do ho gayi. Zakhmi afraad ki tadad par reports mein thora farq hai — Dawn ne 18 zakhmi bataye hain jabke The Express Tribune ne doosri maut ke baad 17 zakhmi bataye hain.
Sialkot police ne 31 October ko Motra Police Station mein SHO Mubeen Ahmed ki shikayat par muqadma darj kiya. Muqadme mein TikToker Muhammad Ansar, un ke bhai Kashif Bashir, ground ke malik Shahid Javed aur chh doosre muntazimeen ke saath 45 private security guards — kul 54 afraad — naamzad hain. District Police Officer Dost Muhammad ne tasdeeq ki ke chh mushtaba afraad giraftar kar liye gaye hain, jabke baqi mushtaba afraad, jin mein TikToker bhi shamil hain, ki giraftari ke liye chhapay maray ja rahe hain. TikToker ke baare mein bataya gaya hai ke wo waqea ke baad mauqa se chale gaye thay.
Police ne lucky draw ke liye rakhi gayi 50 motorcycles aur car zabt kar li hain. Zila intizamia ke mutabiq, aik band jagah mein private Mehfil-e-Sama (qawwali) ke liye no-objection certificate (NOC) jari kiya gaya tha, lekin sharaait ki khilaaf-warzi par ise mansookh kar diya gaya. Muqadme mein maut ka sabab banne, sarkaari ahkaam ki khilaaf-warzi, main road band karne, tor-phor aur shehriyon ki imlaak ko nuqsan pahunchane se mutaliq dafaat shamil hain.
Wazeer-e-Difa Khawaja Asif ne is waqea ki shadeed muzammat ki aur kaha ke TikToker ne qeemti inaamat ka elaan kar ke bara hujoom jama kiya aur is waqea ne maqami logon ki ghurbat ka faida uthaya. Unhon ne social media influencers ke events par jawabdehi ka mutalba kiya jin se awami tahaffuz khatre mein par jaye.
Ye almiya is sawal ko dobara utha raha hai ke Pakistan mein social media shaksiyaat ke zariye munaqid kiye jaane wale bare awami ijtimaat ki ijazat aur nigrani kaise ki jaye, khaas tor par jab mehngay inaamat se venue ki gunjaish se kahin zyada hujoom khinch liya jaye.
Sources: Dawn, "TikToker, 53 others booked over stampede that killed two, injured 18" (2 November 2026); The Express Tribune, "Stampede at TikToker's mehndi kills two, injures 17" (2 November 2026); Geo News, "TikToker's wedding ceremony stampede claims two lives in Sialkot" (updated 1 November 2026).
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