Ahsan Iqbal discharged from hospitalISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been discharged from Lahores 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 its 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with his firearm after the shooting.The suspect told interrogators that he had targeted the interior minister for a withdrawn amendment in an election declaration.