Last Update: January 05, 2023, 2:17 PM IST
Former PM of Pakistan Imran Khan. (Reuters file photo)
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and the Punjab government said on Wednesday that ‘three shooters’ were sent to assassinate Imran Khan on the lines of the assassination of former prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan.
Former Prime Minister, what could bring more uncertainty and instability in Pakistan Imran Khan has alleged that former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa conspired to assassinate him.
In an interview, Khan – who has always sided with Bajwa – said that even top army officers wanted to impose emergency in Pakistan.
“Messages are being sent to me warning me not to talk about Gen Bajwa anymore as he has retired. After the attack, detractors were claiming that the assassination attempt was done in religious hatred and then I said it was a conspiracy,” Khan said.
“Gen Bajwa wanted another extension of his tenure. In such a situation, they wanted to get me killed and wanted to impose emergency in Pakistan.
“Allah has His plan. His plan was to give me life.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and the Punjab government on Wednesday said that ‘three shooters’ were sent to assassinate the former prime minister on the lines of the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan.
Punjab Home Minister Umar Sarfaraz Cheema and senior PTI leader Fawad Chaudhary said that the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the November 3 attack on Khan found that at least three shooters were sent to kill him.
Chaudhary said that the assassination plot was hatched on the lines of the assassination of Pakistan’s first Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. Liaquat Ali Khan was shot twice in the chest while addressing a meeting in Rawalpindi in 1951. His killer was also shot dead by the police on the spot.
Since his dismissal following a no-confidence motion in April 2022, the PTI chairman has held General Bajwa responsible for the fall of his government and giving a free hand to his political opponents.
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