LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Bilal Yasin was left injured after unidentified assailants attacked him in the Bilal Ganj area of Lahore, said the police on Friday.
According to the police, masked men on a motorcycle had attacked the PML-N lawmaker. They added that one of the bullets had hit his stomach and another had hit his leg.
According to reports, Yasin was near his home when he was attacked and was rushed to Lahore’s Mayo Hospital for treatment.
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has taken notice of the incident and summoned a report from Lahore CCPO. Orders to arrest the suspects have also been issued by the CM.
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, while sharing the news of the attack on Twitter, said that the doctors have said that Yasin is “out of danger” despite being critically injured.
مسلم لیگ ن کے ممبر پنجاب اسمبلی اور نواز شریف کے باوفا ساتھی بلال یاسین پر قاتلانہ حملہ۔ پیٹ اور ٹانگ میں گولیاں لگیں لیکن اللّہ نے بچا لیا۔ ڈاکٹرز کا کہنا ہے کہ شدید زخمی ہونے کے باوجود حالت خطرہ سے باہر ہے۔اللّہ انھیں جلد اور مکمل شفا عطا فرمائے۔ سب سے دعا کی درخواست ہے 🤲🏼
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) December 31, 2021
Maryam prayed for Yasin’s recovery and asked her followers to pray as well.
