Gunshots were fired at Haqeeqi Azadi March in Wazeerabad. A so-called long march, as quoted by Al-Jazeera, works in a way where the city people join and the march pauses every night with culminating remarks from local leaders. A full burst of automatic gunfire was fired at Imran Khan. Senator Faisal Javed and Imran Ismail were seriously injured in the attack. Imran Khan was shot in the leg. A total of eight people were injured.
Imran has been shot seems in his leg and someone from top leadership including Radio Jockey turned appointed senator of PTI Faisal Javed Khan is apparently hurt and the march postponed for the day. Good face-saving for the flop march to end.
The initial report of firing on Imran Khan claims that the shooter’s name is M Naveed s/o M Bashir Caste Arain a resident of Sodhra of District Wazir Abad arrested with 9mm and 2 empty mags. There was the mistaken identity arrest of security personnel with PTI’s popular MNA Alamgir Khan from Karachi (born in South Waziristan) known for FixIt. Confusion occurred because he raised his weapon in defense. There is one Sialkoti guy named Faisal Butt who is allegedly the second shooter and police are searching for him as he is wanted now after he fled getting treatment from the hospital.
Asad Umar and Aslam Iqbal did a presser on behalf of Khan and demanded the resignation of Shahbaz Sharif; Prime Minister, Rana Sana Ullah; interior minister, and General Faisal; a serving army officer – failing which he has said he will set Pakistan on fire. The senior leadership of PTI is calling for the arrest of Rana Sanaullah Khan, Shehbaz Sharif, and Maj Gen Faisal and their forceful resignation. What about PTI’s own Govt in Punjab where this happened? Ch Pervaiz should resign I think.
