NAROWAL: Police arrested on Monday another suspect involved in an attempt to assassinate Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.
Iqbal was shot in the arm on Sunday evening when he was going back from a rally in his constituency Narowal.
After two immediate surgeries he is now out of danger and is currently under treatment in the Intensive Care unit (ICU) at Services Hospital.
The police have already arrested prime suspect Abid Hussain who shot the Interior Minister from a distance of almost 15 yards when Iqbal was leaving the rally ground in tehsil Kanjrur.
Hussain’s accomplice Azeem has also been arrested by the police. Sources say he is a resident of Mansoor Pura.
Azeem and Hussain arrived at the rally on motorcycle and somehow, after the incident, Hussain managed to escape from the spot, sources reported.
Abid was caught by PML-N supporters when he fired the shots, Punjab Government Spokesperson Malik Ahmed Khan said.
He further said that Abid was stopped from firing a second shot.
Abid confessed his crime and said, “Ahsan Iqbal was my target. He belongs to my area. Iqbal was an easy target.” He accepted that he had bought the gun for Rs15,000 from a person in his area.
Moreover, the SHO of Shah Gharib police station has been suspended for providing inadequate security arrangements to the interior minister.
