LAHORE: 39 people have been arrested in relation to the attack on Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) by protesting lawyers in the city, which claimed life of one female patient and wounded several others, said Raja Basharat, Punjab Law Minister.
A group of lawyers on Wednesday stormed the emergency ward of Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore, vandalizing public property, setting a police vehicle on fire and attacking provincial minister Fayyaz ul Hasan Chohan.
Following the attack, a woman died due to lack of medical attention, while several patients were forced out of the building to sit on footpaths.
In a media talk by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ministers, Raja Basharat said that dereliction of duty shown by police is also being investigated. He said that the prime minister has taken notice of the incident and directed the Punjab government to take immediate action in this regard.
“Some of those who were a part of the violence have been identified and so dar 39 persons were arrested,” said the provincial law minister.
He further said that if provincial ministers Fayyaz-ul-Hasan Chohan and Dr Yasmin Rashid were not present at that time more damage could have been inflicted, reported GEO TV
Meanwhile, Punjab Information Minister Chohan claimed that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz workers are behind the attack on him, which took place earlier today.
“The list has surfaced on social media of those PML-N workers who attacked me. Those PML-N workers have their pictures with Hamza Shehbaz and Maryam Nawaz,” he said. ‘Gullu Butts have taken law into their hands’
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