Firing at Latif Khosa's residence injures driver

SCBA, SBC condemn attack, demand probe

LAHORE:

Unidentified miscreants opened fire at estranged PPP leader Sardar Latif Khosa’s house in Lahore in the early hours of Friday, injuring his driver, he said.

Soon after the incident was reported, Superintendent of Police (SP) Cantt Owais Shafiq reached the location and police personnel began to collect evidence. According to initial reports, seven shots were fired at Khosa’s house using rifles and pistols.

The bullets hit the door of the house and the car parked in the garage, whereas a bullet also injured the leg of Khosa’s driver, Javed.

Police personnel said that the injured driver was shifted to the hospital for medical assistance and his statement will be taken at the hospital for further investigation.

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The PPP senior leader said He said till 7 pm yesterday, his convention was going on wherein they discussed the supremacy of the Constitution and military courts, as well as the judicial system.

He added in his speech, he said that Pakistan was made into an "unconstitutional land with unconstitutional governments established in two provinces".

The PPP leader stated that the lawyer’s movement could not be weakened by such tactics, emphasising that they stood behind the chief justice of Pakistan.

“Such tactics will do nothing. Women have been put in jails, a party has been sidelined. Power is being grossly abused. Such a period has never been seen in history,” he said.

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Sindh Bar Council (SBC) on Friday strongly condemned the firing incident that occurred at the residence of esteemed senior lawyer Latif Khosa.

In a joint statement issued by the president and secretary of the SCBA, they demanded a comprehensive investigation by the government and Punjab's inspector general (IG), along with the prompt arrest of the individuals responsible for the incident.