Shoe-throwing: Committee to submit report in 48 hours

The incident took place on Thursday when a reporter threw a shoe at the chief minister during a ceremony.

The incident took place on Thursday when a reporter threw a shoe at the chief minister during a ceremony. SCREENSHOT: EXPRESS

LAHORE:


The Punjab Home Department has appointed Additional Inspector General of Police Special Branch (SB) Muhammad Amlish to investigate the shoe-throwing incident on Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, The Express Tribune has learnt.



A meeting was held with senior officers of the Home Department, police, Special Branch and VIP security to discuss how to proceed with the probe. The committee will submit its report in 48 hours.


The incident took place on Thursday when a reporter threw a shoe at the chief minister during a ceremony. Sources familiar with the meeting said that the security arrangements of the chief minister have been revisited. According to a participant of the meeting, ‘ordinary journalists’ will not be allowed to attend VIP functions.


Published in The Express Tribune, April 27th, 2014.
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