Following the assassination attempt on PTI Chairman Imran Khan, which left him with a bullet injury to his right leg, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, among other leaders, condemned the incident in “strongest words.”
“I condemn the firing on Imran Khan and his associates and pray for the recovery of the injured,” tweeted Nawaz.
Taking to his Twitter account, PM Shehbaz stated: “I condemn the incident of firing on PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the strongest words. I have directed
I condemn the incident of firing on PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the strongest words. I have directed Interior Minister for an immediate report on the incident. I pray for the recovery and health of PTI chairman & other injured people. 1/2
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) November 3, 2022
Interior Minister for an immediate report on the incident. I pray for the recovery and health of PTI chairman & other injured people.”
He further said that the federal government will extend all support necessary to the Punjab government in terms of security and investigation.
“Violence should have no place in our country’s politics,” the premier wrote.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari also took to his Twitter handle to condemn the incident.
Strongly condemn the attack on @ImranKhanPTI. Praying for his swift recovery.
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) November 3, 2022
“Praying for his swift recovery,” he wrote on Twitter.
Asif Zardari said also decried the attack on Khan and said that prayed for his speedy recovery.
“The matter should be thoroughly probed,” Zardari said.
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz said: “I condemn the firing on Imran Khan and pray to Allah Almighty for the health of all the injured, including Khan.”
The incident
At about 4:25pm Thursday, chaotic scenes broke out near the PTI’s reception camp at Allahwala Chowk in Gujranwala after gunshots were fired at Khan.
He sustained bullet injuries on his leg and according to the police, the suspect who opened fire on Khan’s container has been arrested.
Several other people, including PTI leader Faisal Javed, also sustained injuries, while Gujranwala DHQ Hospital sources say that one person has lost his life. They added that the condition of others who got injured in stable condition and received treatment.
