• The personnel have been directed to report back to police line.
• Security of MNA Zain Hussain Qureshi has also been withdrawn
• Five officials were posted for Mahmood Qureshi’s personal security

MULTAN: The government has withdrawn security of multiple Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leaders in Punjab, including former foreign minister and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Bol News reported.

Five officials were posted for Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s personal security and of his house. Whereas, elite security personnel had already been withdrawn from the PTI leader’s security.

The government has also withdrawn two security personnel posted for security of son of Qureshi, former MNA Zain Hussain Qureshi.

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On the other hand, two security officials have been removed from security of former chief whip National Assembly Malik Amir Dogar.

Four security personnel from former MPA Javed Akhtar Ansari have also been drawn back.

The personnel have been directed to report back to the police line.

On February 19, Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan had convened an important meeting on coming Tuesday for an assessment of the security situation across the province in the context of upcoming general elections.

The relevant authorities will give a detailed briefing to the interim chief minister on the overall security situation of the province, said an official handout issued here on Sunday.

It is pertinent to mention that Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali, earlier, had sent a letter to the caretaker chief minister back seeking a security assessment for holding general elections in the province.

In order to look into the matter and reply to the governor, accordingly, the interim CM has convened a meeting on Tuesday wherein he would be briefed about the security situation.