In his first public appearance after being shot in the foot, former prime minister Imran Khan said he had received information about the attack a day before it occurred, describing it as a plan to kill him.
, former prime minister Imran Khan said he had received information about the attack a day before it occurred, describing it as a plan to kill him.Seated in front of a Pakistani flag with his leg elevated in a cast, Khan repeated his accusation that Pakistani officials were behind the attack. He named three individuals — Pakistan’s prime minister, the interior minister and a senior intelligence official — and demanded their resignations.
A gunman opened fire on Khan and his supporters Thursday during a controversial march demanding early elections. The gunman was arrested shortly afterward by police and remains in custody. Khan said one person was killed in the attack and 11 wounded. Riot police quickly moved in, firing volleys of tear gas to disperse the crowds. Videos circulated by local broadcasters showed some Khan supporters in Islamabad being loaded into the back of a police van. And on the edges of the capital, hundreds of protesters are continuing to block highways despite thick clouds of tear gas and calls to disband.
After condemning Thursday’s attack, Sanaullah suggested that Khan’s heated rhetoric was partly to blame for the shooting and warned that national unrest will hurt not only the ruling party.
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