Pakistan, Nov. 1 -- A stampede at a mehndi (henna) ceremony and prize-distribution event for a TikTok influencer in Sialkot left one person dead and more than 14 others injured last night, officials said on Saturday.

The mehndi ceremony and prize-distribution event for Muhammad Ansar Jatt, a popular TikToker from Sialkot district known as "Mr Patlu", was scheduled for Saturday night at Faraz Cricket Ground on Daska Road.

During the mehndi ceremony, motorcycles and a car were to be awarded to attendees through a lucky draw. Hundreds of followers from various cities across Punjab had gathered outside the ground well before the scheduled time to attend the event.

As event organisers opened the stadium gates to allow the attendees in, a st...