Former Prime Minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan has sustained bullet injuries during an assassination bid after an unknown gunman opened fire at former premier’s container near the Allahwala Chowk in Wazirabad on Thursday.
At least one person was killed in the incident while the injured include PTI leader Faisal Javed, Ahmed Chattah and Umar Dar.
The PTI chief received bullets in both his legs, reports said, adding that he is being shifted to the Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore.
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
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Meanwhile, police have arrested the alleged attacker from the scene and shifted him to a disclosed location for interrogation.
Videos shared on social media shows a man, who appears to be in 30s, pointing gun at the container and opening fire when one of the participants of the long march attempted to snatch gun from him.
The alleged attacker has reportedly been identified as Faisal Butt. The name of the attacker is yet to be verified independently.
Onlookers told media that the assailant was carrying an automatic pistol as whole bullets in the gun fired in once after it pushed the trigger. They said that Khan and other PTI leaders were present on container’s roof when he launched the attack.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Punjab Faisal Shahkar has ordered officers to immediately submit an inquiry report about the firing incident.
Meanwhile, PTI leader Shireen Mazari has said that the “string pullers and the establishment will be held responsible by the nation for this murderous attack on Imran Khan”.
In a tweet after unknown assailants opened fire on Imran’s container in Wazirabad today, she called for Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to be arrested.
