LAHORE: Unidentified persons attacked television host Iqrar ul Hassan today (Saturday) in Lahore’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA).
Taking to Twitter, Hassan shared pictures of himself with a blood stain on his face and said the assailants fled while firing. Lahore Capital City Police Officer Umar Sheikh (CCPO) took notice of the attack and gave orders for the immediate arrest of the assailants.
Lahore main K Block DHA police station k bilkul samnay na-maloom afraad ka Hamla… firing kertay howay farar… pic.twitter.com/1to3RHTwI6
— Iqrar ul Hassan Syed (@iqrarulhassan) December 12, 2020
Lahore Cantt Superintendent of Police (SP) Saeed Aziz informed that the incident happened near Wateen Chowk and that four people were arrested by the Defence police.
Punjab chief minister’s focal person for digital media, Azhar Mashwani, later announced that seven individuals had been arrested in connection with the incident. The police further informed that they had taken over custody of the incident’s CCTV footage and that they are going to file cases against the perpetrators.
