RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa condemned the Sunday’s gun attack on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal and wished him early recovery.
“[The] COAS condemns firing on Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal. Expresses best wishes for early recovery,” Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghaffor tweeted.
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Ahsan Iqbal was shot and injured after a corner meeting in Narowal on Sunday. The attacker, identified as Abid Hussain, was arrested by police.
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According to media reports, the interior minister is undergoing treatment at Lahore’s Services Hospital.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, President Mamnoon Hussain and others strongly condemned the attack on the interior minister.