ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Punjab InspectorGeneral of Police to register a case of the attack on PTI chief Imran Khanin Wazirabad within 24 hours.
Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial remarked that the apex court would take suomoto notice if the FIR was not registered.
However, the IG Punjab Faisal Shahkar informed the court that theprovincial government was not allowing him to register the FIR.
“Under the criminal justice system, police can register the FIR itself.It’s been more than 90 hours but an FIR has not been registered,” observedthe CJP.Attack on Imran Khan
Imran Khan sustained bullet wounds when some armed men attacked his longmarch near Wazirabad on Thursday.
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The PTI chief and other leaders, including Senator Faisal Javed, Umar Dar,Ahmed Chattah, are among the eight people injured in the incident while acitizen, identified as 42-year-old Moazzam, died on the spot.
Videos shared on social media shows the attacker waving gun in the air andfiring bullets when one of the PTI supporters jumps on him to snatch thepistol.
Onlookers said that the attacker was carrying a automatic pistol and hemissed the target after he was captured the long march participants.
