
After the Supreme Court issued a 24-hour ultimatum to Inspector General (IG) Punjab Faisal Shahkar, a primary data file (FIR) of gun assault on PTI Chairman and former premier Imran Khan at some point of the birthday party’s lengthy march was registered on Monday at City Police Station Wazirabad.
Prime suspect Naveed, who became arrested from the spot, has been nominated within the case registered below numerous charges along with terrorism, murder, try and murder and planning to kill someone.The FIR can be offered earlier than the pinnacle courtroom on Tuesday (nowadays) consistent with the Supreme Court’s orders.
Zubair Niazi, a relative of Imran Khan and standard-secretary of PTI Lahore chapter, had lodged a complaint earlier than the relevant station residence officer (SHO) to sign in FIR in opposition to the high minister, interior minister and a senior army officer named by way of Imran as suspects in the failed assassination strive.
However, the FIR has been registered on the grievance of the sub-inspector police and the 3 pinnacle officers noted via the PTI leader have no longer been nominated inside the case.
Reacting to the development, PTI Leader Fawad Chaudhry said that the birthday celebration could only keep in mind FIR criminal if the names of the three excessive officers are covered in it.
He added that they could deem FIR just a piece of paper if the top officers have been now not nominated within the FIR. “We will now not take delivery of any distortion within the names.”
In a tweet, PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi stated that the Punjab authorities had stopped the IG Punjab from registering the FIR in opposition to “unidentified” human beings.
“Stopped [IG Punjab] from [registering FIR] towards unidentified humans.”
Last Thursday, the deposed most reliable suffered a bullet wound to his leg after a gunman opened fire on his field as he changed into leading the PTI’s “Haqeeqi Azadi March” in Wazirabad.
One person died inside the incident, while several contributors of the PTI chairman’s close circle, along with Senator Faisal Javed, former Sindh governor Imran Ismail, Ahmad Chattha and Imran Yousaf, have been injured.
A suspect diagnosed as Naveed changed into arrested from the crime scene. The suspect admitted to establishing fireplace at the box however did no longer factor out to all people all through the initial investigations.
He remained firm that he acted by myself and claimed that a few speeches of Imran harm his religious sentiments.
His cellular cellphone reportedly had the ones clips. Besides, speeches of some non secular students have been additionally recovered from his mobile smartphone. The suspect stated that he used to pay attention the speeches of the non secular scholars.
The investigators and the federal authorities are adamant that the attacker acted on my own. However, the PTI management together with Imran said Naveed became simplest a pawn who finished the assassination plot hatched by 3 effective personalities of the us of a.
Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court directed IG Punjab Faisal Shahkar to sign up FIR towards the attack at the PTI leader according with law and put up a report within 24 hours.
A five-choose larger bench headed with the aid of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial presided over the hearing.
“You are an sincere and ready officer. The Supreme Court will guarantee you that nobody can be allowed to intrude together with your work. Give us the time and sign in an FIR. You need to head beforehand,” the leader justice stated.
Justice Bandial delivered, “We aren’t taking suo motu. If they’re prolonging the problem then we can continue in an earlier suo motu rely regarding the govt’s interference within the criminal justice gadget.”
Justice Bandial similarly stated that it turned into the apex courtroom’s obligation to ensure that justice is executed in accordance with law.
“We just want to assure that your paintings should no longer be interfered with,” the leader justice introduced.