CCTV footage of the men who attacked PML-N MPA Bilal Yasin has been released by the media. As per the footage, the attackers escaped on a bike without a number plate.
Police registered an FIR against the attackers and are currently on the search. PML-N MPA Bilal Yasin said that he does not know the attackers as he has no enmity with anyone. However, he requested strict action against the culprits. Yasin also revealed that they were around 20 to 25 years of age, adding that he would be able to identify them if they were presented before him.
December 31st, unidentified persons opened fire on MPA Bilal Yasin on Mohni Road in Lahore. Bilal Yasin was returning home from the house of PML-N leader Mian Akram when the attackers ambushed him. They shot two bullets in his abdomen and another on his leg.
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As a result of the serious injuries, Bilal Yasin was rushed to the Mayo Hospital where doctors declared his condition as serious. Fortunately, his condition became stable after surgery. However, doctors said that it will take six to nine months for Yasin to recover.
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Upon learning of the incident, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar directed Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Fayyaz Ahmed to submit a report and arrest the perpetrators as soon as possible.
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PML-N condemns attack
The assassination attempt on Bilal Yasin left PML-N in shock as they condemned the attack. PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif called the incident an act of terrorism.
“The firing on Bilal Yasin is terrorism. The culprits should be arrested immediately and punished according to law,” the PML-N president said.
“I appeal to the party workers and the nation to pray for the life and health of Bilal Yasin,” he further added.
بلال یاسین پر فائرنگ دہشت گردی ہے، مجرموں کو فی الفور گرفتار کرکے قانون کے مطابق سزا دی جائے
بلال یاسین کی زندگی اور صحت کے لئے فکر مند ہوں، اللہ تعالیٰ انہیں صحت کاملہ عطا فرمائے
پارٹی کارکنان اور قوم سے اپیل کرتا ہوں کہ بلال یاسین کی زندگی اور صحت کے لئے دعا فرمائیں
— Shehbaz Digital Media (@ShehbazDigital) December 31, 2021
Meanwhile, PML-N Vice-president Maryam Nawaz also prayed for Yasin’s speedy recovery.
“Assassination attack on PML-N member Punjab Assembly and Nawaz Sharif’s loyalist Bilal Yasin. He was shot in the abdomen and leg but Allah saved him,” she tweeted. Maryam Nawaz also requested prayers for Yasin.
مسلم لیگ ن کے ممبر پنجاب اسمبلی اور نواز شریف کے باوفا ساتھی بلال یاسین پر قاتلانہ حملہ۔ پیٹ اور ٹانگ میں گولیاں لگیں لیکن اللّہ نے بچا لیا۔ ڈاکٹرز کا کہنا ہے کہ شدید زخمی ہونے کے باوجود حالت خطرہ سے باہر ہے۔اللّہ انھیں جلد اور مکمل شفا عطا فرمائے۔ سب سے دعا کی درخواست ہے 🤲🏼
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) December 31, 2021
Similarly, PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb also took a strong stance and lashed out at the attackers.
“The beasts who tried to snatch the life of a young, hardworking, ideological and moral man do not deserve any concessions,” Marriyum Aurangzeb tweeted.
میرے بھائی بلال یاسین پر فائرنگ دلی رنج وغم اور افسوس کا باعث ہے۔ ایک نوجوان، محنتی، نظریاتی اور بااخلاق انسان کی زندگی چھیننے کی کوشش کرنے والے درندے کسی رعایت کے مستحق نہیں۔ بہن کی دعا ہے کہ اللہ تعالی میرے بھائی کو عمر خضر عطا فرمائے۔ آمین
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) December 31, 2021