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Pakistan minister wounded in suspected assassination attempt

Pakistan's interior minister, Ahsan Iqbal, has been shot in the arm in a suspected assassination attempt, his aide said on Sunday. 

"Ahsan Iqbal was targeted and shot in the arm," Asim Khan, a special aide to the politician, told AFP. 

"He is out of danger and being taken to a medical facility in Lahore.

"The attacker has been arrested."

Khan said no more details were available.

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has condemned the attack, which comes as the country gears up for federal elections in a few months.


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