LAHORE: The Punjab government has constituted a Joint Investigation Team for probing the Kot Radha Kishan incident in which a Christian couple was burnt to death by people angry over their alleged blasphemy.

The JIT is headed by Kasur SP Nadeem Abbas and comprises CTD DSP Asghar Ali, Special Branch Inspector Ashfaq Kazmi, Inspector Kasur CIA

Raza Naqvi and Kasur In-charge Investigation Inspector Maqbool Ahmad.

Published in Dawn, November 26th, 2014

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