Shahbaz orders judicial inquiry into Daska incident

25 May, 2015

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, taking serious notice of tragic incident of clash between lawyers and police in Daska, has ordered judicial inquiry into the incident.

The Chief Minister has directed Chief Secretary to write a letter to the Chief Justice Lahore High Court for judicial inquiry of Daska incident.

Shahbaz Sharif has expressed deep sense of sorrow and grief over the death of president Daska Bar Rana Khalid Abbas and Irfan Chohan Advocate as a result of the tragic incident.

According to spokesman of the Punjab government, it has also been decided to constitute a joint investigation team for inquiry of Daska incident. Representatives of police, ISI and IB will be included in joint investigation team.

Shahbaz Sharif has also ordered to suspend TMO Daska and make AC Daska as OSD. He has also sought a report of the incident from Inspector General Police and directed that action should be taken against the persons involved in this incident as per law.

The Chief Minister has also expressed sympathies with the bereaved families. He directed that best treatment facilities should be provided to the persons injured due to clash.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2015

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