Status: 03.11.2022 2:38 p.m
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Khan was shot in a convoy. His party says he was only slightly injured.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot and slightly injured in an attack. Khan’s party said a gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon on a truck Khan was inside. He injured his foot and was taken to a hospital.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan after the attack.
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shooter arrested
Khan’s associate Asad Umar also reported that other supporters were injured in addition to Khan. According to a party member, one person was killed.
Pakistani politician Faisal Javed was also slightly injured.
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The police arrested the shooter. It is not yet clear who it is. According to initial information from a TV station, the man is said to have acted alone. The TV station “Geo TV” quotes him as saying that he wanted to kill Khan.
On the way to Islamabad
The attack is said to have occurred in the Wazirabad district of Punjab province. Khan was on his way to the capital, Islamabad, in a convoy to campaign for early elections. Acting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the act.
Khan out of Pakistan’s prime minister in April
Khan was ousted as prime minister in a vote of no confidence in April. Since then he has regularly taken his followers to the streets. Since last week he has been on a protest march across the country demanding new elections.
Khan says he was forced out of office as part of a conspiracy involving his successor, Shehbaz Sharif, and the US. Prime Minister Sharif and the US reject this.