WAZIRABAD/LAHORE/ISLAMABAD      -     Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) 
Chairman Imran Khan and over 
a dozen members of his party were injured in a gun attack 
during the long March in Wazirabad on Thursday. 
Police investigators said several shots were fired at the ctainer-mounted-truck carrying Imran Khan, who is said to 
be out of danger. A 35-year-old 
party worker succumbed to bullet injuries on the way to hospital, police said. The gunman was 
overpowered by the protesters 
and handed over to the police 
after a good thrash. 
According to police, the firing incident took place near Allah Wala Chowk in Wazirabad 
when the protest march was 
moving towards Islamabad. As a 
result, Imran Khan and 13 other 
PTI members including Senator 
Faisal Javed, Umar Dar, and Ahmad Chatha sustained injuries. 
All the injured were shifted to a 
nearby hospital instantly. 
A police spokesman said that 
after the incident, PTI chief Imran Khan was also shifted to a 
hospital. 
“One suspect involved in the 
firing incident was arrested. 
Further investigation was under 
way,” the spokesman said. The 
police identified the deceased 
as Moazzam, son of Nawaz.
Chaotic scenes broke out near 
Imran Khan’s reception camp 
at Allah Wala Chowk after gunshots were fired. The incident, 
about 200 km from Islamabad, 
brought back chilling memories 
of how former prime minister 
Benazir Bhutto was shot dead 
during a rally in 2007.
One of the gunmen arrested 
after the attack on Imran Khan 
told officials that he had come 
to assassinate the former Pakistan Prime Minister. “Imran 
Khan is misleading people,” he 
says.During investigation, one 
of the two gunmen involved in 
the attacked during a rally in Pakistan’s Punjab says that he shot 
Imran Khan as the former Pakistan PM was misleading people.
Footage circulating on social 
media shows a gunman opened 
fire when Imran Khan, 70, was 
leading a protest rally in Punjab’s Wazirabad. Khan was 
rushed away from the scene to 
hospital and his supporters said 
he had survived the “assassination attempt.”
The former cricketer – who 
has been pushing for new elections after being ousted from 
power in April – has been delivering fiery speeches at gatherings across the country. He was 
six days into a march from Lahore to Islamabad in his drive 
to bring early elections to the 
country, pushing for radical 
change, when the shooting took 
place.
“Imran Khan and Faisal Javed 
received bullet wounds. A bullet hit Imran Khan’s shin. Both 
have been taken to hospital for 
treatment,” said PTI spokesman 
Fawad Chaudhry.
Javed, who had blood stains 
on his clothes, told TV channels from the hospital: “Several of our colleagues are wounded. We heard that one of them is 
dead.” Officials said the gunman 
had been arrested at the scene. 
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the shooting and 
has ordered an immediate investigation.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif 
Thursday strongly condemned 
the firing at Chairman Pakistan 
Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan in 
Gujranwala and assured support to Punjab government on 
investigation and security.
Shehbaz Sharif directed the 
Interior Minister for an immediate report into the incident 
and assured the support of the 
Punjab government for security 
and investigation. “Federal government will extend all support 
necessary to Punjab government for security and investigation,” he said. He stressed that 
“violence should have no place 
in our country’s politics”.
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhary Parvez Elahi also took 
strict notice of firing at PTI 
Chairman Imran Khan’s container during the Long March 
near Wazirabad.
Seeking a report from IG Police Faisal Shahkaar, he directed 
to arrest the culprits and provide best possible medical care 
to the injured. Meanwhile, IG 
Punjab Police Faisal Shahkaar 
ordered DPO Gujrat to reach the 
spot immediately and launch a 
detailed probe into incident.
Federal interior minister Rana 
Sana Ullah Thursday said that 
the Punjab government should 
constitute a Joint Investigation 
Team (JIT) at the earliest to investigate the matter thoroughly. 
“Today’s unfortunate firing incident requires a high-level investigation as it is a matter of grave 
concern. Therefore, the Punjab 
government should constitute a 
JIT at the earliest to investigate 
the matter thoroughly,” the interior minister tweeted.
While talking to reporters, 
Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Home and Information 
Omer Sarfraz Cheema said that 
an accused opened fire at PTI 
Chief Imran Khan’s container near Allah Wala Chowk, Wazirabad when the march was on 
its way to Islamabad, injuring 
Imran Khan and six PTI members including Senator Faisal 
Javed, Umar Dar, Ahmad Chatha 
and others, besides killing one, 
Moazam.
He said that after the incident, 
PTI Chief Imran Khan was shifted to a hospital, where he was 
undergoing medical treatment, 
adding that Imran Khan’s health 
was stable but a medical board 
led by senior doctors was examining the injuries.
To a question, he said that 
foolproof security arrangements including layer-system 
were in place to provide security to the PTI’s long march, adding that investigation pertaining 
to this incident was in progress. 
One suspect involved in the firing incident has been arrested, 
he added.
‘MOBILE PHONES OF POLICEMEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY’
Punjab Chief Minister 
Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has suspended the entire police station 
team concerned including SHO 
over leaking video statement of 
accused arrested in firing incident on PTI chief Imran Khan’s 
container.Chairing a meeting 
here, the chief minister directed 
the Inspector General of Police 
to take legal action against the 
police officials involved in leaking the video.
The chief minister directed to 
hold inquiry into the incident. 
He said that mobile phones of 
all police officials have been 
taken into custody and a forensic audit will be conducted. He 
said that the facts about the video leak will be made to public. Speaker Punjab Assembly 
Sibtain Khan, MPA Hafiz Ammar 
Yasir, Shafqat Mehmood, Akhtar 
Malik, IGP, Principal Secretary 
to CM, Commissioner, Lahore 
CCPO and other officers concerned attended the meeting.
Also, Punjab Chief Minister Ch 
Parvez Elahi has directed the Inspector General of Police to constitute a high-level JIT to probe 
the firing attack on PTI chief Iman Khan’s container. He further 
directed that Counter Terrorism Department will be included in the JIT so that the motives 
behind the incident can be reviewed. 
The CM stated that apparently 
it looked like that attacker was 
not alone as there could be two 
persons. “We want to know who 
is behind the incident and who 
trained the accused”, he added. 
The chief minister said: “We 
have to ascertain the motive behind the incident, who trained 
this person and how much 
money did he receive and from 
where he was brought. It appears that first he did a practice 
after coming and then injured 
many people by firing”. 
“We want to know with whom 
the police were in contact at 
that time, with whom the relatives were in contact and where 
the accused parked his motorcycle”. The CM stated that the 
investigation will be brought 
before the media when it moved 
forward and vowed to bring the 
accused to their logical end. 
‘IMRAN KHAN’S 
CONDITION IS STABLE’ 
Doctor Faisal Sultan said that 
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) 
chairman Imran Khan was admitted to Shaukat Khanum Hospital for medical treatment after 
being injured in a firing incident 
during PTI’s long march in Wazirabad, on Thursday.
Talking to media here, Dr Faisal Sultan, head of medical team 
constituted for treatment of Imran Khan, said the PTI chief’s 
condition was stable, adding 
that his blood pressure and 
other vital signs were normal. 
He said that Imran Khan went 
through emergency evaluation which included x-rays and 
scans, adding that some fragments of bullet were present in 
his legs and ‘tibia’ bone of one 
leg was slightly chipped from 
right side.
He further told that Imran 
Khan had been taken to operation theater where his detailed 
evaluation would be carried 
out. Dr Faisal said that after detailed evaluation, Imran Khan 
would be given surgical treatment for chipped tibia bone and 
removal of bullet fragments.
To a question, he said that another two injured were also 
shifted to the Shaukat Khanum 
Hospital and they were being 
given medical treatment. He 
said that a detailed statement 
about Imran Khan’s condition 
would be issued later. To another question, Dr Faisal said that 
surgeons, orthopaedics and 
other relevant specialists were 
part of the medical team.
‘THREE HIGH-PROFILE 
PERSONALITIES’ 
The PTI chairman Imran Khan 
who survived a murder attempt 
in a firing attack on his container on Thursday has nominated three high profile personalities which he said were involved 
in the incident. In a video message, PTI’s Secretary General 
Asad Umar and Provincial Minister Mian Aslam said that they 
met Imran Khan in the hospital who has nominated Shehbaz 
Sharif and Rana Sana Ullah besides another official as the persons involved in the attempted 
murder. 
Asad said that Imran Khan told 
them that he had prior information about it; and on the basis of 
this information, he could say 
with confidence that murder 
attack had been prompted by 
these three persons. 
Asad Umar further stated that 
Imran Khan has demanded that 
these three persons should be 
removed from their official positions. “And if they are not removed, there would be countrywide protests, and then Pakistan 
will not be facing a normal situation”, Asad Quoted Imran Khan 
as having told them. 
“We are going to register an 
FIR nominating these three persons”, said Mian Aslam Iqbal.