Anti-terrorism court in Gujranwala on Saturday convicted the prime accused, Naveed, life imprisonment for attacking founder Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan in Wazirabad political rally in November 2022.
Imran Khan assasination attempt in 2022
On 3 November 2022, former prime minister Khan was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination in Wazirabad, Punjab during a political rally named “Azadi March II”.
Seven people, including Imran Khan and other party leaders were injured in the attack while one party worker was killed.
The Punjab police confirmed that a party worker, who was in the city to welcome the caravan — which was there for the party’s second iteration of its “Azadi” march — was killed in the attack. Meanwhile, a suspect was also taken into custody from the site.
The injured include PTI leaders Ahmed Chattha and Chaudhry Yousuf, and party workers Omer Meyer and Rashid.
Following the attack, Imran Khan was immediately shifted to a hospital in Lahore. Social media was filled with videos in which a party worker could be seen stopping the gunman during the attack.
PTI leader Asad Umar, in a video message hours after the incident, said that party chairman Imran Khan had named three suspects who could be behind today’s attack.
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The Resistance Front (TRF) categorically denied any involvement in the recent Pahalgam attack, accusing Indian cyber agencies of hacking their social media platforms to falsely implicate them.
According to TRF, an unauthorised message claiming responsibility for the attack was briefly posted online following a sophisticated cyber intrusion. “Our internal investigation has revealed signs of a coordinated cyber-attack, pointing directly towards Indian intelligence operatives,” the TRF statement read.
