Ahsan Iqbal discharged from hospital

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been discharged from Lahore’s Services Hospital, days he was shifted to the facility after a failed assassination attempt. In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Interior said that “Alhamdulillah, with the mercy of Allah, Hon Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been discharged from hospital.” The interior minister conveyed a special message of thanks to all well-wishers, supporters and the ones who prayed for him during these testing times!“Indeed it’s Allah who writes destinies!,” it said. The interior minister was shot and wounded in a gun attack during a visit to his constituency in Narowal on May 6. He was airlifted to Lahore after being given aid at a local hospital. A 21-year-old man, identified as Abid Hussain, was arrested along with his firearm after the shooting. The suspect told interrogators that he had targeted the interior minister for a withdrawn amendment in an election  declaration. 

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