LAHORE – *The police has made further progress in the case involvivg attackon the Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal. *
*Police claimed to have arrested two more suspects in connection with anattack on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.*
The suspects, identified as Gulfam and Azam, are believed to befacilitators of the main accused Abid Hussain.
Both men have been taken to an undisclosed location for furtherinterrogation.
Ahsan Iqbal, a senior leader of the PML-N was injured in a gun attackduring a public gathering in his native town on May 6.
A 21-year-old suspect named Abid Hussain was arrested by police from thescene soon after the shooting.
According to DPO Narowal, the suspect has “shown his affiliation” withTehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan during interrogation.
A few hours after the attack, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, the leader of TLP, hasdisowned the attacker and said the party doesn’t encourage violence in anyform.
Narowal police chief Imran Kishwar declined to reveal the motive of theattack on Iqbal. “I can’t tell you the motive at this stage due to securityreasons,” he told reporters.