Imran Khan wounded in gun attack; blames PM Sharif, ISI's Faisal

A gunman fired at a campaign truck carrying Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, wounding him slightly and killing one of his supporters, his party and police said. Nine others were also wounded. Tehreek-e-Insaf's Asad Umar said Khan was wounded in the leg and was not seriously hurt. No group has claimed responsibility.

The attack happened in the Wazirabad district of Punjab province where Khan was traveling in a large convoy of trucks and cars heading towards the capital, Islamabad, as part of his campaign aimed at forcing the government to hold early elections, police said.

District police officer Ghazanfar Ali said one person was killed and nine others were wounded in the attack. Interior minister Rana Sanaullah Khan demanded a report from the police about the incident and condemned the attack. Fawad Chaudhry, a senior leader from Khan's party, told the supporters surrounding Khan's truck that the attack was an attempt on the life of the country's former premier.


According to the interior ministry, the government has ordered a probe into the incident.

Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders on Thursday said that Imran Khan believes that the attack on him was carried out at the behest of three people including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, country's interior minister and a top ISI General and his remarks were based on information he had received.

"A short while ago, Imran Khan told us to issue this statement on his behalf. He believes there are three people on whose behest this was done - Shehbaz Sharif, Rana Sanaullah and Maj Gen Faisal. He said he was receiving information and is saying this on that basis," Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders Asad Umar and Mian Aslam Iqbal said.