Psycho-Empire hired goons have tried and will continue to try to assassinate Pakistani popular leader Imran Khan during his long march protesting the US-sponsored coup and the current imported and illegitimate government, just a week after US Regime Threatens To “Hang” Pakistan’s Popular Leader Imran Khan If He Holds Anti-Coup March. He is WAY TOO DANGEROUS for the usual suspects.
⚡️🇵🇰 BREAKING: Imran Khan names 3 suspects behind his assassination attempt:
1- Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah.
2- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
3- ISI’s Islamabad sector commander Major General Faisal Naseer.
Country wide protests turning violent. Meanwhile, situation in Peshawar remains critical as key Military headquarters face demonstrators.
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan was shot in the foot during an attack at a rally in the city of Gujranwala, before being transferred to a hospital in Lahore.
Breaking News: Former PM Imran Khan has been shot in an apparent assassination attempt. He was hit in the leg, and is now being treated in hospital. pic.twitter.com/f16vzU3iJL
— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) November 3, 2022
According to local reports, an unidentified man opened fire on the vehicle carrying Khan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The former premier was seen in stable condition after being shot, even waving at his supporters.
Imran Khan was shot in the leg but was stable while being taken to hospital. He waived at supporters too.
Imran Khan was shot in the leg but was stable while being taken to hospital. He waived at supporters too. #عمران_خان_ہماری_ریڈ_لائن_ہے pic.twitter.com/XizoAQzPax
— PTI (@PTIofficial) November 3, 2022
As Khan spoke to his supporters from the back of a truck, a gunman in the crowd opened fire. According to multiple media reports, the former PM was either hit in the foot or the leg.
Khan was rushed to a hospital in Lahore, around 100 kilometers (60 miles) away. One of Khan’s aides, Raoof Hasan, told AFP that the former leader is in “stable condition.”
“This was an attempt to kill him, to assassinate him,” Hasan added. A suspect has been arrested, Pakistan’s Geo TV reported shortly afterwards.
Ya Allah protect this man! 💔🤲🏻#firing
— Muhammad Nouman Awais (@NoumanViews) November 3, 2022
Assassination
Enough is enough #bajwa_traitor #عمران_خان_ہماری_ریڈ_لاین_ہے #ImranKhan pic.twitter.com/RcgvGVQnHs
During an interview with Aaj TV, senior leader in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, Fawad Chaudhry, said that Senator Faisal Javed and PTI member Ahmad Chattha were also injured.
“If the shooter had not been stopped by people there, the entire PTI leadership would have been wiped out,” Chaudhry said.
Azhar Mashwani, an official with the PTI, told Al Jazeera, that six people were injured in the attack, including Khan.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a statement condemning the shooting and ordered authorities to launch an immediate investigation.
Khan, who was removed from office earlier this year in a US-backed parliamentary coup, had been leading a march towards Islamabad since 28 October. He was expected to reach the Pakistani capital on 11 November in a push to demand new elections.
The motorized caravan was slowly making its way northwards up the Grand Trunk Road to Islamabad, garnering thousands of followers along the way.
Back in August, Khan was charged with terrorism after he allegedly made threats against police and judicial officers during a rally in Islamabad. However, these charges were dropped just one month later by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
On top of the highly controversial accusation, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) banned the transmission of Khan’s speeches for being “prejudicial to the maintenance of law and order and likely to disturb public peace and tranquility.”
The former prime minister has described running government authorities as “fascist,” who plotted with “foreign powers” to oust him from his position.
Pressure started to build against Khan after he criticized western powers for pressuring Islamabad into condemning Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine.
“What do you think of us? Are we your slaves … that whatever you say, we will do?” Khan said at a political rally.
On 1 April, the former Pakistani leader delivered an official letter of protest to the US embassy, condemning what he called Washington’s “meddling in the country’s affairs.” Two days later, lawmakers in parliament chanted “death to America” after the legislative body rejected the initial attempt at a no-confidence vote against Khan.
Khan is a former cricketer who served as Pakistan’s prime minister from 2018 until his removal from office after a no-confidence motion in April this year. Khan built economic and diplomatic relations with Russia and China, and claimed that his removal was orchestrated by the US with the goal of installing a more compliant leader.
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