Narowal’s Kanjrur (Daily Parliament Times): Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was shot at and injured during a corner meeting in Narowal’s Kanjrur tehsil on Sunday, in what Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif described as an “assassination attempt”.
The interior minister’s condition is said to be out of danger.
The CM Punjab, condemning the attack, said: “Just spoke to him and he is in high spirits.”District Police Officer (DPO) Imran Kishwar told DawnNewsTV that Iqbal was shot by the assailant ? who was also present at the corner meeting ? with a 30-bore pistol from a distance of 20 yards.He sustained a bullet wound in his right shoulder, the DPO added.The interior minister was initially shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Narowal following the attack, but will be airlifted in a helicopter to Lahore where he will receive further medical treatment, family sources confirmed.PML-N leader Tallal Chaudhry confirmed that Iqbal’s condition was stable and he was out of danger.The suspected shooter was taken into custody. He was identified as a local 20 to 22-year-old youth residing in the jurisdiction of the Shah Gharib police station in Kanjrur tehsil.
The Punjab government, confirming the arrest, said the suspect “is being interrogated by the police”.Shahbaz Sharif tweeted: “Those who indulged in this heinous act will be brought to justice. PML-N will not be browbeaten into submission.””I am personally overseeing the investigation,” he added.The CM Punjab also sought a report from the inspector general (IG) Punjab and directed the authorities to take action against the culprit.Arrangements have been made and Ahsan Iqbal will soon be airlifted to Services Hospital in Lahore on the directives of Shahbaz Sharif.Meanwhile, the provincial health department has declared emergency situation at Doctors Hospital as well. It has also asked orthopaedics and neurosurgeons in Services Hospital to remain on alert.
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