LAHORE May 08 (TNS): The Punjab government reconstituted a joint investigation team (JIT) an hour after it was formed to probe the attack on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal.
Iqbal, who was shot in the arm Sunday evening during a rally in his constituency Narowal, was shifted to a room from the Intensive Care Unit (IC) on Monday evening.
According to the second notification issued by the Punjab Home Department, the new JIT will be convened by Additional Inspector General Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Rai Muhammad Tahir.
An earlier notification issued by the provincial police department today had stated that the DIG Investigation Waqas Nazeer would head the five-member JIT.
The JIT will include SSP Gujranwala Khalid Bashir Cheema, Counter Terrorism Team Gujranwala SP Faisal Gulzar Awan and one official each of the Intelligence Bureau and Inter-Services Intelligence.
The Narowal district police officer had requested for the formation of a JIT in the case.
