1st LD: Pakistan's interior minister injured in assassination attempt
Xinhua,May 06, 2018 Adjust font size:
ISLAMABAD, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was shot and injured in an assassination attempt during a rally in the country's eastern Punjab province on Sunday evening, police said.
A police officer of Narowal district of Punjab said the minister was shot in his right arm. He was then shifted to a hospital in the city where he is undergoing surgery.
His condition is out of danger, the officer said.
The incident took place when a person opened fire at the minister after he finished his speech and was returning to his vehicle in Kanjrur town of Narowal.
Police has reportedly arrested the attacker and has shifted the suspect to an unknown location for inquiry. Enditem