Imran Khan
PTI to resume march to Islamabad from Tuesday
Imran Khan called on his supporters to reach Rawalpindi as an announcement of the long march's resumption, saying that the reason the Pakistani nation is treated as beggars is not because of the lack of resources but due to a lack of justice, Geo News reported. "It is time to realise Haqeeqi Azadi. All of you should come and reach Rawalpindi when I join the party and lead (the march)."
Imran Khan to return to political stage in 2 to 3 days
Talking to mediapersons at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore, where Imran is being treated for the leg injury, Azhar said the party would continue its peaceful protest against the "attempted assassination" of Imran Khan. The former Pakistan PM suffered gun shot injuries in leg on Thursday when he was leading the anti-government long march toward Islamabad, Geo TV reported.
Imran's attacker is a drug addict, probe reveals
According to Express News, during the interrogation the accused admitted to opening fire on Khan's container in Wazirabad on Thursday. The suspect told the police that he bought 26 bullets along with a pistol through a man named Waqas from Wazirabad. Police sources said the polygraph test of the accused could also be conducted to dig out more information, The Express Tribune reported.
Zardari condemns Imran for 'spewing venom' against state institutions
Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned Khan for "crossing every line" to spread chaos in the country, according to a statement posted on the official PPP Twitter account, Express Tribune reported. "This person cares neither about the wellbeing of the country, nor of its institutions," said the PPP leader, adding that Khan "sees nothing but power". He added that the survival of the country depends on the survival of its institutions and any attack on them "will not be tolerated".
Take legal action against Imran Khan's allegations: Army tells government
On Friday, Khan alleged that three people -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a senior officer of the Pakistan Army -- were involved in plotting his assassination bid on Thursday, The News reported.
WATCH | Four people plotted to kill me: Imran Khan
"Four people plotted to kill me. I made a video and named those people and have stashed it abroad," Imran Khan said, adding that it would be released in case something happens, Dawn reported. He indicated that he received the information of this plot through the relationships he had formed while in power.
Imran Khan is the new Benazir Bhutto
In fact, the injured Imran Khan has already fired the first shot by accusing Major General Faisal Nadeem, head of ISI-Directorate C of conspiring to assassinate him. Nadeem, a few days, was nicknamed by Khan as 'Dirty Harry'. Nadeem and one of his sector commanders were in news recently for allegedly torturing a senior PTI leader, Azam Swati.
Shehbaz Sharif considering to visit Imran Khan
"Earlier when Imran Khan had an incident, Nawaz Sharif went to inquire about his health," said Sanaullah, Geo News reported. He added that Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif is considering going to inquire about Khan's health, and will soon take a call on this.
Seven decades of political assassinations in Pakistan
The bullets fired in 1951 at the Company Gardens, later renamed Liaquat Bagh, led to the first major assassination but, unfortunately, it was not the last attempt as PTI chairman and former premier Imran Khan has become the latest to join the long list of politicians, who have faced such attacks, The Express Tribune reported.
Imran khan's container was attacked from three sides, including from roof of a workshop
The police and eyewitnesses said that the bullets were fired from three different directions. One of the assailants, they said, fired on Khan's container from the roof of a nearby workshop, Samaa TV reported.
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