Pakistan: Former PM Khan in hospital after assassination attempt – “I tried to kill him”

His former prime minister is in the hospital Pakistan Imran Khan after assassination attempt against himin which he was wounded by a bullet, with the supporters to pledge to continue “the long march” to Islamabad against the government.

During the attack on the former prime minister’s motorcade – which was apparently launched by a gunman – one person was killed and at least 10 others were wounded, further escalating tensions in Pakistan, which has been plunged into a deep political crisis since Khan’s ouster. from power in April.

The former cricket star is “in a stable condition and doing well” at the Lahore hospital where he is being treated, his doctor said today.

The 70-year-old Khan last Friday began a “grand march” to Islamabad attended by thousands of his supporters, demanding early elections, the first step to returning to power.

Great support

Many political assassinations have marred Pakistan’s recent history, including that of Benazir Bhutto in 2007, the first woman to rule a Muslim country in modern times. The perpetrators of her murder have not been identified.

Despite his ouster from the prime ministership, Khan enjoys great support from Pakistanis. Since April, he has been organizing large rallies across the country, attended by tens of thousands of his supporters, with the aim of putting pressure on the fragile governing coalition.

He continues to claim that his downfall is the result of a US “conspiracy” and has consistently criticized the Shehbaz Sharif government as well as the military establishment.

Source: News Beast

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