Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has summoned an emergency meeting over the Minhaj-ul-Quran firing incident which led to the deaths of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) workers during clashes with police in Lahore, earlier today.
At least eight supporters and activists of PAT were killed when police attempted to remove barriers in front of Minhaj-ul-Quran Secretariat, resulting intense clash between police and PAT supporters.
The meeting will review the law and order situation after the firing incident in Model Town Lahore, in which a policeman and seven workers of Allama Tahir-ul-Qadri led Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were killed and dozens of persons were injured.
The government of Punjab has ordered judicial inquiry of the firing incident.
Provincial Minister of Law Rana Sanaullah has said that a few thousand people will not be allowed to take the entire country as hostage.