Model Town incident: Punjab sacrifices Sanaullah to keep heat off Shahbaz

Qadri insists Shahbaz Sharif should resign.

LAHORE: Following Wednesday's incident in Model Town, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced on Friday that the provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah was being removed, Express News reported.

“To ensure fair and transparent investigation of the incident, we have decided to remove Rana Sanaullah from his post,” Shahbaz said.

Vowing to go to any limit to ensure transparent investigation into the Model Town incident, Shahbaz said that along with the law minister, principal secretary Dr Tauqir has also being removed from his post.

Shahbaz told a press conference in Lahore that he had ordered the arrest of police officers who had opened fire on protesters.

"If someone does not have faith in the judicial commission set up by the government, they can request the Supreme Court to set up a judicial commission or take suo-moto notice."

Police and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) supporters clashed outside the Minhajul Quran secretariat on Wednesday that left ten people dead and over 80 injured.

Qadri insists Shahbaz resign

Terming the removal of the law minister as insufficient, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr Tahirul Qadri claimed that the chief minister had ordered police to open fire on protesters.

Qadri demanded that Shahbaz should resign.