Unidentified armed men opened fire at former governor Punjab and senior lawyer Latif Khosa’s house in Defence area of Lahore late Thursday night, resulting in his driver getting injured.
According to the details provided by Latif Khosa who remained unhurt, unidentified persons opened fire at his residence, which was so intense that bullets penetrated the main gate and hit the cars parked inside the house due to which his driver got injured.
SP Cantt Owais Shafique along with a heavy contingent of police reached the house of former Governor Punjab Latif Khosa after the firing incident.
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Latif Khosa’s driver was shifted to hospital, where his statement is being recorded by the police. The CCTV footage is also being reviewed for the arrest of the attackers.
Following the attack, senior lawyer Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan reached Latif Khosa’s house to express solidarity with him. Ahsan demanded the immediate arrest of the attackers.
سابق گورنر پنجاب لطیف کھوسہ کے ڈیفنس لاہور میں واقع گھر پر نامعلوم افراد کی فائرنگ، فائرنگ سے ان کا ڈرائیور زخمی ہوگیا۔
Latif Khosa's driver was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at his house in Defence Lahore.#LatifKhosa #BreakingNews #Karachi #Lahore pic.twitter.com/1soIXeAPXX
— Hassan Bashir Awan (@moumkts1) June 16, 2023
It remains unclear why Latif Khosa’s house was attacked. However, the senior lawyer said that the attack happened after his fiery speech at the All Pakistan Lawyers’ Convention, where he talked about the need to uphold the rule of law and honouring the constitution.
میں نے کل آئین کی بالا دستی کی بات کنونشن میں کی اور رات کو میرے گھر پر نامعلوم افراد نے فائرنگ کر دی
ایسے ہتھکنڈوں سے وکلا تحریک رکنے والی نہیں ہے۔pic.twitter.com/eLLZesXn2Z
— Sardar Latif Khosa (@LatiifKhosa) June 16, 2023
I say to all the lawyers that there are, get together for the restoration of the constitution for the sake of Allah. Right now the Zia-ul-Haq government is running, Latif Khosa's talk #خان_کی_طاقت_عوام pic.twitter.com/EQ4qGZAs0m
— PTI Chakwal (@PTIOfficialCKL) June 15, 2023
Pertinent to mention that Latif Khosa has been very vocal in his criticism of the PDM government. In April, he was removed as PPP’s legal wing president.
Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has removed Sardar Latif Khosa as the president of People’s Lawyer Forum. A notification was also issued by the PPP Chairman Secretariat through his political secretary.
According to sources, the PPP leadership was not happy with recent interviews of Latif Khosa and his criticism of the PDM government especially on the PML-N on judicial matters.
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