Pakistan's Ex-Premier Imran Khan Accuses Current Prime Minister of Assassination Plot
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has accused three government officials of being involved in the assassination attempt against him on Thursday, a spokesperson for his political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in a video message.
The accusations singled out current Pakistani Priime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and Major General Faisal Naseer. PTI spokesperson Asad Umar called for the immediate removal of the officials from their posts in his statement, but offered no evidence behind the claims that they were somehow involved in the incident.
The attack on Khan, which took place at a political rally in Lahore Thursday morning, ended with the former prime minister getting shot in the foot and rushed to a nearby hospital. He is now in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery.
A suspect, who is accused of firing multiple shots at the rally that killed one person and injured at least six, was arrested on site, according to local media reports. He was reportedly carrying a 9mm pistol as well as ammunition, and allegedly admitted to carrying out the attack in a video message, according to Pakistani authorities.
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