Tag: Ahsan Iqbal

Pakistan interior minister recovering after gun attack

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistan’s interior minister was recovering in the hospital Monday after being shot in a suspected assassination attempt possibly linked to blasphemy, with the attack seen as an ominous sign for security ahead of nationwide elections. Ahsan Iqbal, 59, was shot in the right arm as he prepared to leave a public meeting in his constituency in Punjab province late Sunday. A man identified by police only as “Abid” and said to […]