{"id":52339,"date":"2022-11-03T17:18:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T11:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/former-pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan-injured-with-bullet-injury-in-firing\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T17:18:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T11:48:04","slug":"former-pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan-injured-with-bullet-injury-in-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=52339","title":{"rendered":"Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan injured with bullet injury in firing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan sustains bullet injury after gunfire attack during protest march, 1 killed<br \/>Khan was leading long march to Islamabad demanding early elections when the incident occurred in Punjab\u2019s Wazirabad town <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/world\/unidentified-assailants-open-fire-on-container-mounted-truck-carrying-ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-447280\">PTI<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imran Khan on Thursday sustained bullet injury on his leg when a gunman opened fire on the container-mounted-truck carrying him during his protest march, killing one person, but the former Pakistan prime minister was out of danger in what his party claimed was an \u201cassassination attempt.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident occurred near Allahwala Chowk of Wazirabad town in Punjab when 70-year-old Khan was leading the long march to Islamabad demanding early elections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the Punjab police said that seven people were injured and one person was killed during the attack on Khan. It added that a suspect has been taken into custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/englishtribuneimages.blob.core.windows.net\/gallary-content\/2022\/11\/2022_11$largeimg_1363852003.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><em>In this video grab combo, former Pakistan PM Imran Khan waving to his supporters after an attack on his container. @PTIPoliticsss\/Twitter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Asad Umar, the senior leader of Khan\u2019s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, told the media that a bullet hit Khan\u2019s leg. He, however, didn\u2019t blame anyone for the attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khan underwent surgery at Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore, his party leader Omar Ayub Khan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Khan is out of danger now. He added that the \u201cattack was not just on Imran Khan but on the Pakistani nation\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said the attack on Khan was a \u201cwell-planned assassination attempt\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was not 9mm [pistol], it was burst from an automatic weapon, no two opinions about that it was a narrow escape,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/englishtribuneimages.blob.core.windows.net\/gallary-content\/2022\/11\/2022_11$largeimg_2014141093.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Pakistan&#8217;s former prime minister Imran Khan injured after an unidentified gunman opened fire during his protest march in Pakistan&#8217;s Punjab province. PTI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the cricketer-turned politician. His close aide Senator Faisal Javed was injured when a bullet grazed his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to eyewitnesses, a gunman fired on the campaign truck carrying Khan from a close range. They said one person has been arrested from the spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cImran Khan was shot in the leg but was stable while being taken to hospital. He waved at supporters too,\u201d his party said in a tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geo TV reported that the attacker was identified as Naved. The attacker, in his early 20s and wearing salwar-kameez, had been walking along the container and fired from the left side, the channel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect caught by police has said that he wanted to kill Khan because \u201che was misleading the public.\u201d &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe (Khan) was misleading the people and I could not bear watching it so I\u2026 attempted to kill him,\u201d he said in a video confession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Imran Khan was shot in the leg but was stable while being taken to hospital. He waived at supporters too. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86_%DB%81%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%88_%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86_%DB%81%DB%92?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0645\u0631\u0627\u0646_\u062e\u0627\u0646_\u06c1\u0645\u0627\u0631\u06cc_\u0631\u06cc\u0688_\u0644\u0627\u0626\u0646_\u06c1\u06d2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XizoAQzPax\">pic.twitter.com\/XizoAQzPax<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PTI (@PTIofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PTIofficial\/status\/1588143265639006209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PTI leader Imran Ismail said that he was standing with Khan when he was attacked. \u201cIt was a straight fire&#8230; the bullet was meant to kill, not to scare,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior PTI leader Shahbaz Gill said that \u201cImran Khan is our red line and an attempt has been made to cross that red line.\u201d He said that Khan will fight till his last breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s top leadership, political leaders and the military strongly condemned the attack on Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and directed the Interior Minister for an immediate report on the incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PTIofficial\/status\/1588137362760007680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1588137362760007680%7Ctwgr%5Ed10974378074a149ada382656d8c4b51ce3249b6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tribuneindia.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Funidentified-assailants-open-fire-on-container-mounted-truck-carrying-ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-447280\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI pray for the recovery and health of PTI chairman &amp; other injured people. Federal government will extend all support necessary to Punjab govt for security &amp; investigation. Violence should have no place in our country\u2019s politics,\u201d Sharif tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has instructed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to seek an immediate report on the incident from the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Sharif also postponed a press conference on his recent trip to China after the firing incident, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Arif Alvi termed the attack on Khan as \u201cheinous assassination attempt\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thank Allah that he is safe but injured with few bullets in his leg &amp; hopefully non-critical. This attack is shocking, alarming, disgraceful, deceitful &amp; cowardly. May Allah give him health &amp; to all those injured,\u201d tweeted Alvi, who belonged to Khan\u2019s party before assuming presidency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pakistan Army has issued a statement condemning the attack on Khan. \u201cFiring incident during Long March near Gujranwala is highly condemnable. Sincere prayers for precious life lost and speedy recovery and well being of Chairman PTI Mr Imran Khan and all those injured in this unfortunate incident,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/englishtribuneimages.blob.core.windows.net\/gallary-content\/2022\/11\/2022_11$largeimg_1268427437.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"03111-AP11_03_2022_000163A.JPG\"\/><figcaption>In this photo released by former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan&#8217;s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Faisal Javed, a senator and close aid of Khan, who was injured in a shooting incident waits to receive first aid, in in Wazirabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, November 3, 2022. AP\/PTI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former premier Nawaz Sharif also condemned the firing incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI condemn the firing incident on Imran Khan and his companions and pray for their recovery of all those injured,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari \u201cstrongly condemned\u201d the attack on Khan and prayed for his swift recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bilawal\u2019s mother, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was killed during an election rally in Rawalpindi in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the firing incident is a manifestation of increasing violence in the politics of the country, in an apparent reference to Khan\u2019s aggressive approach in politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI believe today\u2019s incident shows the deterioration in our politics,\u201d he said while speaking on the floor of the National Assembly. \u201cThe entire nation is condemning this incident\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said use of words like killing and burning in politics by politicians give a licence to their followers to use such methods. He urged the politicians to realise that when they say such things, they sow seeds which will result in a bitter harvest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, there are reports that supporters of Khan are holding protests in different cities to condemn the attack and show solidarity for their leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Quetta, protesters blocked traffic at the airport road leading to a massive traffic jam in the area. The protesters in Mardan also took to the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Karachi, protests were reported in several parts of the city such as Sharae Faisal, North Nazimabad, Landhi, Quaidabad, North Karachi, Hub River road and Mauripur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PTI leader Hammad Azhar has said that party member Ahmad Chattha, who was injured by two gunshots during an attack, is out of danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A video footage showed a PTI worker tackling the attacker from behind and trying to grab the gun of the attacker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ehtisam, who tackled the attacker, told the media that he forced the gun of the attacker downward and stopped further mayhem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, it was reported that Khan was safe while some people were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former human rights minister Shireen Mazari accused the interior minister for the attack and demanded his arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also said: \u201cThe string pullers, the Establishment will also be held responsible by the nation for this murderous attack on Imran Khan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khan, who was ousted from power in April after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership, has talked about a \u2018threat letter\u2019 from the US and claimed that it was part of a foreign conspiracy to remove him as he was not acceptable for following an independent foreign policy. The US has bluntly rejected the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has been demanding early elections and he is leading the long march towards Islamabad to force his demands. The term of the National Assembly will end in August 2023 and fresh elections should be held within 60 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><em>With inputs from <a href=\"https:\/\/m.tribuneindia.com\/news\/world\/unidentified-assailants-open-fire-on-container-mounted-truck-carrying-ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-447280\">PTI<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Kashmir Today staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan sustains bullet injury after gunfire attack during protest march, 1 killedKhan was leading long march to Islamabad demanding early elections when the incident occurred in Punjab\u2019s Wazirabad town PTI Imran Khan on Thursday sustained bullet injury on his leg when a gunman opened fire on the container-mounted-truck carrying him during his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}