LAHORE. Some unidentifed motor cyclists on Friday attempted on life of Bilal Yasin , a close relative of Mian Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) member Punjab assembly. Bilal Yasin, a very active local leader of PMLN, was riding on a bike with a party worker and going to have a meeting with some party workers in Lahore when two masked unidentified persons also riding on another motor-bike opened fire at him. As a result of firing, Bilal Yasin got seriously injured . He was rushed to a local hospital by the party workers for treatment.
The news of attempt on Bilal Yasin spread like a jungle fire and a large number of party workers gathered outside the hospital where he is under treatment. The doctors operated Bilal Yasin for ejection of bullets pierced in his one leg and belly . His doctors declared the PMLN MPA out of danger after initial treatment. . PMLN president , Mian Shahbaz Sharif , spoke to Bilal Yasin on phone to inquire about his health in the hospital. He thanked God who saved PMLN leader and member Punjab assembly in the assasination attempt.
PMLN vice president , Maryam Nawaz in her tweet strongly condemned attack on Bilal Yasin and demanded indepth inquiry to track and arrest the attackers. Atta Tarar, a PMLN senior leader, demanded constitution of a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the incident. He said Bilal Yasin is a popular leader of the party and he had no enemity with any one . Many other politicians from all parties condemned attack on Bilal Yasin and demanded arrest of perpetrators without any delay.
Punjab chief minister, Sardar Usman Buzdar, has sought report from the inspector general police (IGP) Lahore on the incident. He also adviced to the Mayo Hospital adiminstration to give the best treatment to Bilal Yasin.