ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister Imran Khan and other leaders of his party were injured when apparently one man present among his supporters opened fire on them during the PTI's long march against the government near Wazirabad on Thursday.
At least one person was killed in the incident. The injured include PTI leader Faisal Javed, Ahmed Chatha and Umar Dar.
The PTI chief received bullets in both his legs and he was shifted to Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore.
Meanwhile, police arrested the alleged attacker at the scene and shifted him to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
Videos shared on social media show a man, who appears to be in his 30s, pointing gun at the container and opening fire when one of the participants in the long march attempted to snatch gun from him.
The guy on back side of attacker did such an instant move which saved IK and many others!#ImranKhanLongMarch#عمران_خان_ہماری_ریڈ_لائن #imrankhanourredline pic.twitter.com/dOImGiPFIH
— Nairobi (@AqsaJawadAli) November 3, 2022
The alleged attacker has reportedly been identified as Naveed Arain son of Bashir. Police have shared a confession statement of the suspect wherein he can be heard stating: "I wanted to target just Imran Khan."
"I had made a plan to kill Imran Khan the day he kick-started his long march from Lahore," he said, adding that the PTI chief was misleading people.
Culprit made a confession to police pic.twitter.com/TzqKgwxJiY
— Hamid Mir حامد میر (@HamidMirPAK) November 3, 2022
Onlookers told the media that the assailant was carrying an automatic pistol. They said that Khan and other PTI leaders were present on container’s roof when he launched the attack.
Inspector General of Punjab Police Faisal Shahkar ordered the police officers to immediately submit an inquiry report on the firing incident.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the incident and ordered an investigation into it.
Pakistani rupee rates against US Dollar and other currencies on May 13, 2024 (Monday) in open market.
US dollar was being quoted at 277.1 for buying and 279.85 for selling.
Euro stands at 296 for buying and 298.7 for selling while British Pound rate is 344 for buying, and 347.5 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED was at 75.1 and Saudi Riyal came down to 73.40.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
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Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.40 | 74.10 |
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Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 58.71 | 59.31 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 166.93 | 168.93 |
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Singapore Dollar | SGD | 204 | 206 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 25.79 | 26.09 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 306.4 | 308.9 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.56 | 7.71 |
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