Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif ‘severely condemned’ reports of gunfire at a protest march by former PM Imran Khan in Wazirabad. According to Pak newspaper Dawn, Sharif has instructed interior minister Rana Sanaullah to get reports from top police and administrative officials of the Punjab province.
According to local reports, Khan and some leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including Faisal Javed Khan, were injured. News agency AFP, quoting local media, said Khan was shot in his foot and then taken by car to a safe location.
He was rushed to a hospital where doctors said he was out of danger.
“He is in a stable condition,” Raoof Hasan, a senior Khan aide was quoted as saying by . “This was an attempt to kill him, to assassinate him,” he added.
Asad Umar, a senior PTI leader, told ARY News said six people were injured in the attack and two were seriously wounded, including local leader Ahmad Chatha.
