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‘Wanted to kill Imran Khan because…’: The man who shot at former Pakistan PM confesses on camera – WATCH

November 3, 2022
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New Delhi: The gunman who opened fire on Imran Khan during a political march in Punjab province on Thursday (November 3, 2022) said he tried to assassinate the former Prime Minister of Pakistan because “he was misleading the public” and called it can’t stand it. Khan was injured when the gunman attacked a container-mounted truck during his protest march, in what his party claimed was an apparent “attempt to murder”. The incident is of Wazirabad town of Punjab, when The cricketer-turned-politician was leading the long march to Islamabad Demanding early elections, the gunman was immediately caught by security officials and activists of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.

The clip of his confession is now going viral on social media.

“He (Imran) was misleading people and I couldn’t see it. So I tried to kill him,” the suspect said in a video statement.

He confessed, “I tried my best to kill him. I only wanted to kill him (Khan) and no one else.”

The gunman also admitted that he was not affiliated with any political, religious or terrorist organization.

He insisted that the idea of ​​killing Imran Khan sprouted after the announcement of the mega rally on October 28.

“I decided to kill him today. The idea came to me when Khan started his long march. I am alone and no one is with me. I came on my motorcycle and I parked the bike in my uncle’s shop ,” he explained.

“I decided to kill him because when the prayer was called, songs (from the container) were being played,” he said.

Police said seven people were injured and one person died in the attack.

In a video doing the rounds on social media, a PTI worker is seen tackling the attacker from behind and trying to grab the gun of the attacker.

Imran Khan believes Shehbaz behind attack on Shahbaz: PTI leader

Meanwhile, senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Asad Umar said in a video statement that the party president Imran Khan names three suspects who could be behind today’s attack,

He said, “Imran Khan called us and on his part asked to give this message to the country… He said that he believed that three people – Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Home Minister Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal ( Naseer) were involved in the attack on him,” Omar said.

He said that they should be immediately removed from their present posts.

Omar said Khan has warned that “protests will be held across the country” if the persons accused by him are not removed from their offices.

Former Prime Minister’s assistant doctor on health Faisal Sultan has said that Khan’s condition is stable.

“But according to X-rays and scans, he has bullet fragments in his leg and a chip in his tibia shin bone,” he told media persons outside Lahore’s Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
Sheikh Rashid, a former home minister and close aide of Khan, has accused the Shahbaz administration of conspiring to assassinate the former prime minister.

“The federal government conspired to kill Imran Khan. The hired killer (federal interior minister) Rana Sanaullah and the federal government have brought the country to the brink of civil war. It cannot stand in front of a sea of ​​people as it has to do. Go home,” Rashid said.

He also announced a protest against the attempt to murder Khan’s life in Rawalpindi on Friday.

Khan, who was ousted from power in April after losing a no-confidence motion under his leadership, spoke about a “threat letter” from the US and claimed it was part of a foreign conspiracy to oust him as he was not acceptable to it. Were. Following an independent foreign policy.

However, the US has vehemently denied these allegations.

(with agency input)