Pakistan: Imran Khan injured after firing assault at his Azadi March, shooter killed

On Thursday, November 3, former Pakistan PM and Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has reportedly been injured as pictures have been fired close to his ‘Azadi march’ container in Zafar Ali Khan chowk in Wazirabad, Pakistan, information company ANI quoted Pakistan media as reporting. Imran Khan has reportedly been shot within the leg. Doctors have mentioned that Khan’s situation is secure.

The firing reportedly occurred when Imran Khan’s container was anchored at Wazirabad on Thursday afternoon. The attacker has been arrested.

A firing was reported close to the container of former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s container close to Zafar Ali Khan chowk in Wazirabad, Pakistan media stories. pic.twitter.com/mv5WvQIm7W

— ANI (@ANI) November 3, 2022

As per stories, Imran Khan has been shot within the leg. Videos have emerged on social media, whereby Imran Khan is seen being taken away on a stretcher to a hospital with a heavy safety cordon surrounding him.

Footage from the container when Imran Khan shot on his leg. pic.twitter.com/rE3CyMoTdP

— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) November 3, 2022

Another video that has emerged exhibits Imran Khan being escorted to his automotive after allegedly receiving the bullet damage.

Imran Khan shot within the leg. pic.twitter.com/cZfeqSmJXO

— Azhar Abbas (@AzharAbbas3) November 3, 2022

As per stories, in addition to the PTI chief, one particular person was killed and 4 different officers of the Tehreek-e-Insaf social gathering, together with a senior aide to PTI chief Senator Faisal Javaid, Ahmad Chattha, and Imran Yousaf, have been additionally injured within the gunshot assault.

#BreakingNews: Imran Khan allegedly shot at 4 instances;

Man with a gun in hand at Wazirabad rally captured on digicam. #Exclusive visuals

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“He’s not critically injured”: Ahsan Raza, DAWN News@AnchorAnandN | #Pakistan #ImranKhan pic.twitter.com/80qLPNRrGs

— News18 (@CNNnews18) November 3, 2022

Furthermore, the firing induced panic among the many marchers which triggered a stampede by which many individuals additionally received injured.

The police has mentioned that the police have arrested two folks in reference to the firing on PTI’s lengthy march container.

Notably, solely on Sunday, Imran Khan introduced that he was calling off the ‘Haqeeqi Azadi March’. The resolution got here after a feminine journalist died on October 30 after being crushed underneath his container. The deceased was recognized as native information home Channel 5 reporter Sadaf Naeem.

Geo News reported that Sadaf was hit by the container carrying Khan but it surely was not confirmed.

As per newest report, the one that had opened hearth at Imran Khan’s rally has been shot lifeless.

#BREAKING Man suspected of attacking Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan shot lifeless: aide pic.twitter.com/Ddxc7OKtJW

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 3, 2022

After the tragic incident, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Tweeted, “We are ending today’s march due to an accident. We have decided to stop here.”

On twenty eighth October 2022, Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan commenced his Azadi March from Lahore to Islamabad. In a video message posted on Twitter earlier than the march, the former cricketer who’s now a politician defined that the purpose of the rally was to forestall “foreign puppets” from operating Pakistan, to not advance “personal or political” objectives.

The PTI chief’s long-standing demand that the present authorities name early elections is taken into account the impetus behind the march. The 70-year-old chief is main this rally for the second time. An identical march that Khan had organized earlier in May ended violently and in bloodshed after police and PTI protesters battled in quite a few locations.