| Punjab Law and Local Bodies Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja told the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday that the would-be assassins of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz had been arrested and a challan against them would be presented in court within a few days. Replying to an adjournment motion by the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, he said intelligence agencies and police arrested a number of people involved in the attempt on Mr Aziz's life and most of them were from religious organisations. He said the names of the criminals and their organisations could not be disclosed until an investigation was complete. One of the movers, Ehsanullah Waqas insisted on the names of the culprits but the law minister said that the names of the culprits and organisations would automatically come to light when the case would be referred to the court. Mr Waqas said that the incident took place due to the negligence of security officers. He said if agencies could not protect important personalities how could they protect the common man. |