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Ismail, Sarfraz Cheema visit gun attack site

2022-12-20
GUJRAT: Former Sindh governor and senior leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-iInsaf (PTI) Imran Ismail and adviser to Punjab chief minister on home affairs Umar Sarfraz Cheema on Monday visited the crime scene of the gun attack on Imran Khan in Wazirabad.

Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mahmood Dogar, who also heads the joint investigation team (JIT), and forensic experts from the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) were also accompanying them.

Gujrat District Police Officer Ghazanfar Shah, who holds the additional charge of Wazirabad DPO, and Wazirabad DSP Malik Amir too were present; however, none of the other five members of the JIT were accompanying the head of the investigation team.

Official sources said Mr Ismail visited the crime scene as a representative ofthe PTI chairman. The JIT had already sent a questionnaire to the former prime minister in connection with the investigation.

Strict security arrangements had been made by police for the visiting team as the crime scene had been preserved since the incident that occurred 47 days ago.

Mr Ismail too was present at the container with Imran Khan when he came under the gun attack on Nov 3 on way to Islamabad while leading a long march.

The visiting team mainly inspected the rooftops of the buildings surrounding the crime scene and they went to the top of the container and examined it.

The suspect in the Wazirabad the gun attack, Naveed Arain, is in police custody on physical remand until Dec 22 after and he will again be produced before the Gujranwala ATC on completion of remand. Correspondent