The former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot while speaking at a rally in Wazirabad, Pakistan. In Pakistan's Punjab region, shots were fired at a container-mounted truck carrying Imran Khan. Imran Khan was shot in both his legs. Apart from Imran Khan, his aides in the rally also suffered injuries in the assassination attempt.
The man accused of shooting at former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted his guilt. According to reports, the accused said Imran Khan was misleading the public and that's why he intended to kill him.
While confessing the crime, he said, "I wanted to kill Imran Khan. Only he had to be killed because he is misleading the public. I tried to kill Imran Khan, I did not mean to harm others."
He further said, "I suddenly thought of attacking him. I was planning to kill him since his rally began in Lahore. I came to the rally with a bike. No one is behind me. I am alone. I parked my bike at my uncle's shop."
Imran sustains bullet injury on leg after shots fired at rally
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After the attack, former Prime Minister Imran Khan was immediately shifted to the hospital. Imran Khan is reportedly shifted to his own hospital- Shaukat Khanum and 4 member medical board has been constituted for him.
Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister for the past few months were at loggerheads with Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI DG Nadeem Anjum In fact, Imran Khan in one of his rallies had called the Pakistani army 'an animal' who called themselves neutral.
Furthermore, Khan had called ISI Chief 'Mirjafar' (traitor) as well. Imran Khan's verba attack increased on the Pakistani army and the ISI chief had amped up as a result Nadeem Anjum had to address a press conference in which he had turned emotional.