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.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan wounded in firing at PTI long march
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.
