Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan ‘stable’ after assassination bid; Attacker arrested
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04 November, 2022 12:04 pm IST
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Pakistani former prime minister Imran Khan was recovering in hospital on Friday after an assassination attempt that left him with a gunshot wound to the leg.
The attack on his convoy, apparently by a lone gunman, killed one man and wounded at least 10 others, significantly raising the stakes in political crisis gripping the country since Khan's ousting in April. In a video shot in police custody, the shooter said he wanted to kill the former Pakistani prime minister as he was misleading the country’s citizens.
Several leaders of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have blamed the government for the assassination attempt, which the authorities have denied.
Overnight, thousands of Khan supporters gathered for a peek, many waving party banners.
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said Thursday the attacker had been taken into custody, and shared an apparent confession video that was circulating online.
Imran Khan has repeatedly told supporters he was prepared to die for the country, and aides have long warned of unspecified threats made on his life. The attack drew international condemnation from across the globe.
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