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Was Hit By Four Bullets: Imran

By LokMarg 4th November 2022

A day after he was shot at in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the country’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Friday, broke silence on the attack and said he was “hit by four bullets.”

In the first address to the nation, since his assassination attempt on Thursday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief dismissed reports that he was hit by friendly fire, saying he was “hit by four bullets.”
“A day before going to the rally, I knew that assassination was being planned against me either in Wazirabad or Gujrat,” Khan said, as he explained the sequence of events during a televised address while still being admitted at a hospital in Lahore.

He repeated the foreign conspiracy claims against the US over his government’s independent foreign policy.

The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was ousted from power in April this year, by a vote of confidence.

Khan said his government would have never lost the no-trust move. “…But they (the coalition leaders) used the money to become successful,” he said.

He dismissed both the foreign funding cases and Toshakhana cases, lodged against him, are mere tactics to subdue him.

On Thursday, PTI chief Imran Khan was attacked near his container in Punjab province during his long march in Wazirabad.

Imran sustained injuries on his leg and was shifted to a hospital for treatment. The PTI leaders said that Imran Khan’s condition is stable and he is out of danger.

Earlier, the police said that seven people were injured and a person was killed during the firing incident. The suspected shooter who opened fire during the rally was caught by police where he admitted that he wanted to kill Imran Khan because “he was misleading the public.”

“I thought of this as there was Azaan going on and on the other side, Imran Khan is taking out his container and making noise. My conscience did not approve of this. I decided this suddenly… I conspired against Imran Khan when he kicked off his long march from Lahore. I made up my mind that I will not leave him alive,” the shooter said in a video shared on social media.

Answering questions on any accomplices, the shooter said, “I have conspired this alone and no one else is involved in this. I came on a bike and I parked it at my uncle’s shop. He has a motorcycle showroom.”

Hours after the assassination attempt against Imran Khan, people held protests in front of the Corps Commander House in Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

PTI senior leader Asad has demanded that all three people — the premier, the interior minister, and the senior military officer — should be removed from their offices.

Last week, Imran Khan started the long march towards Islamabad and targeted the country’s spy chief and accused him of holding a “political presser”. (ANI)

No Room For Violence In Politics: US On Imran Attack

By LokMarg 4th November 2022

The United States condemned the “assassination attempt” on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying that there is no space for violence in politics.

Taking to Twitter, US state Secretary Antony Blinken said, “The US strongly condemns the shooting of @ImranKhanPTI at a political rally. We wish him and all others injured a quick recovery, and we offer condolences to the family of the individual who was killed. All parties should remain peaceful. Violence has no place in politics.”
Imran Khan was injured in a firing incident at his container near Allah Walla Chowk in Wazirabad in Pakistan’s Punjab province during his long march against the ruling coalition, reported ARY News.

After the attack, Faisal Sultan, the former assistant to the prime minister on health, said that PTI chairman Imran Khan’s condition is stable.

“But according to X-rays and scans, there are fragments of bullets in his legs and there’s a chip in his tibia shin bone,” he told media persons outside the Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore, The Dawn reported.

Sultan added that Imran has been moved to the operation theatre for further evaluation and removal of bullet fragments.

Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also condemned the attack and wished Imran Khan a speedy recovery.

“The attack on @ImranKhanPTI and his supporters is completely unacceptable, and I strongly condemn this violence. It has no place in politics, in any democracy, or in our society. I’m wishing a speedy recovery to Imran and all who were injured today,” he said in a tweet.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia “expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the attempted assassination of Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan,” the Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement.

“The Ministry affirms the Kingdom’s standing with Pakistan and its people against all threats to its security, stability, and development process, noting the Kingdom’s support for all efforts aimed at eliminating violence, extremism, and terrorism in all its forms and manifestations while wishing the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its brotherly people safety, stability and prosperity,” the statement added.

In the latest development in the case, the suspect was caught by police in Pakistan for opening fire during the PTI’s long march and said that he wanted to kill Imran Khan because “he was misleading the public,” media reports said.

Responding to whether there was someone else in the conspiracy, the shooter said, “I have conspired this alone and no one else is involved in this. I came on a bike and I parked it at my uncle’s shop. He has a motorcycle showroom.” (ANI)

Imran Blames Sharif, Home Minister, Top ISI Gen For Bid On Life

By LokMarg 3rd November 2022

Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders on Thursday said that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan believes that the attack on him in which bullets were fired was carried out at the behest of three people including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the country’s Interior Minister and a top ISI General and his remarks were based on information he had received.

“A short while ago, Imran Khan told us to issue this statement on his behalf. He believes there are three people on whose behest this was done- Shehbaz Sharif, Rana Sanaullah and Maj Gen Faisal. He said he was receiving information and is saying this on that basis,” Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Asad Umar and Mian Aslam Iqbal said.

Rana Sanaullah is Pakistan’s Interior Minister and Major General Faisal Naseer is Director General (C) ISI.

The PTI leaders also said that Imran Khan’s condition is stable and he is out of danger.

Asad Umar, who is general secretary PTI said in a video posted by the party, that “the three people should be removed from their posts”.

“I talked to Imran Khan as there were reports we were receiving that Imran Khan is in danger. However, he said we should leave this to Allah. Imran Khan demanded that these three people should be removed from their posts. We are waiting for Imran Khan’s nod. If these people are not removed there will be countrywide protests,” he said.

“Imran Khan was shot in the leg. His CT scan has been done. If anyone had the slightest doubt it should have been cleared today as Imran Khan was saying again and again that he, for the freedom of this nation, is ready to sacrifice his life,” he added.

The suspect caught by police in Pakistan for opening fire during the PTI’s long march has said he wanted to kill former Prime Minister Imran Khan because “he was misleading the public,” media reports said. (ANI)