LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday formed a 5-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe into the apparent assassination attempt against Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal. The JIT will be headed by DIG Investigation Waqas Nazir, while it will also consist of members from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The probing unit will visit the crime scene to collect evidence, will it will also interrogate the accused and record statements of the eye-witnesses. On the other hand, the attacker Abid Hussain was presented before an anti-terrorism court (ATC) earlier today, where he was handed over to police on a 10-day physical remand. Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Sunday, officials said, an incident likely to heighten political tensions ahead of general elections expected in late July. State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry said Iqbal was hit by a bullet in his arm in the attack in Narowal district, his constituency in central Punjab.