Shahbaz takes notice of LeJ threat to Bilawal

KARACHI: Taking notice of a tweet by PPP Patron-in-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in which he said that he received a threatening letter from banned Lashkar-e-Jahngvi (LeJ), Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday night directed officials concerned to probe into the matter. Bilawal, in the tweet, also threatened to hold the Punjab government responsible for sheltering the banned militant outfit and refusing to take any action against them in case an attack was launched against him. Chief Minister Sharif, immediately after the development, directed the IG Punjab Police to contact Bilawal and launch a swift probe into the incident. Later, in response to a tweet from Senator Rehman Malik in which he said LeJ’s threat to Bilawal was a violation of the ceasefire announced by the Pakistani Taliban, the Pakistan Peoples Party chief clarified that the threat was not just for him but for all PPP leaders, the government of Sindh and officers of Police and Rangers.