CM Punjab takes notice of cold-blooded murder of bus hostess

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Lahore, June 19 (TNS): After uproar on social media, the caretaker chief minister of Punjab, Dr Hassan Askari, took notice of the cold-blooded murder and has ordered an inquiry.

Askari directed the provincial police chief to submit the inquiry report at the earliest.

While speaking to media persons, the interim chief minister offered condolences to the bereaved family and held out an assurance that the alleged killer would be brought to justice.

The bus hostess, Mahwish Arshad, 19, was allegedly shot dead by Umer Daraz, a security guard at the transport firm where she worked, for repeatedly refusing his marriage proposal.