PML-N MPA Bilal Yasin injured in Lahore gun attack

Published: 08:37 PM, 31 Dec, 2021
Pakistan
PML-N MPA Bilal Yasin injured in Lahore gun attack

Pakistan Muslim League-N MPA Bilal Yasin Friday got injured when unknown assailants opened fire on him in Lahore, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

He got injured when two motorcyclists opened fire on him. Bila Yasin received bullet injuries and was immediately shifted to Mayo Hospital for treatment.

According to eyewitnesses, Bilal Yasin received bullets in the leg and abdomen.

He is the nephew of PML-N, supremo Nawaz Sharif’s late wife Kulsoom Nawaz and is a member of the Punjab Assembly since 2008.

His condition is stated to be out of danger despite receiving severe bullet injuries.

Taking notice of the incident, Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar ordered Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Fayyaz Ahmed to submit a report and arrest the culprits at the earliest.

"Bilal Yasin must be provided the best possible medical treatment," the chief minister said.

The deputy inspector general (DIG) for operations said police have started an investigation into the incident and the culprits would soon be arrested.

PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif termed the firing incident an act of "terrorism" and said that he was worried for the life of the MPA.

"May God give him health. I urge party workers and the entire nation to pray for his swift recovery," he added.

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz said Yasin survived an "assassination bid" and is now "out of danger".

She asked people to pray for him.

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