Asad Kharal makes startling revelations over assault case
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*ISLAMABAD: *Journalist Asad Kharal told police on Sunday that he was attacked for carrying important data to be shared with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), as well as, the top court on massive corruption cases and the Model Town incident.
These details were shared by the Punjab police to chairman of the standing committee on human rights Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar in a report, he added.
The police are conducting geo-fencing of the place of the incident with the help of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Intelligence Bureau.
A joint investigation team has also been formed to probe the matter following directives from the Punjab government. The JIT is comprised of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and CTD officials.
Khokhar confirmed that the report has been received and it will be shared with the committee members in the next meeting in Quetta on June 11.
He stated that the committee would ensure continuous oversight of the matter.
