A man nabbed in connection with the Thursday assassination attempt at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said he wanted the party supremo dead since he had been leading the nation astray.
The suspect said he had spontaneously decided to attack the PTI chairman. He had undertaken the assassination attempt solely at his own accord. The suspect said music being played while the call to prayer was delivered used to infuriate him.
He said he had vowed to kill Imran since he did not remain a silent spectator as the PTI chairman led the nation astray. The suspect said he had only targeted Imran. He said he had pledged to kill the PTI supremo as he embarked on his long march to Islamabad from Lahore on Friday.
PTI chairman Imran Khan has been injured in a Thursday firing incident in Wazirabad. Gunshots were reported in the vicinity of the PTI chairman’s container earlier. It later emerged that he had been injured. The PTI supremo sustained a bullet in the leg. The PTI chairman has been taken to a Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore. His condition is said to be stable.
The suspect said he had spontaneously decided to attack the PTI chairman. He had undertaken the assassination attempt solely at his own accord. The suspect said music being played while the call to prayer was delivered used to infuriate him.
He said he had vowed to kill Imran since he did not remain a silent spectator as the PTI chairman led the nation astray. The suspect said he had only targeted Imran. He said he had pledged to kill the PTI supremo as he embarked on his long march to Islamabad from Lahore on Friday.
PTI chairman Imran Khan has been injured in a Thursday firing incident in Wazirabad. Gunshots were reported in the vicinity of the PTI chairman’s container earlier. It later emerged that he had been injured. The PTI supremo sustained a bullet in the leg. The PTI chairman has been taken to a Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore. His condition is said to be stable.
#BreakingNews: The shooter who targeted @ImranKhanPTI today confesses the crime, and says he wanted to kill #ImranKhan as he is misleading the people. pic.twitter.com/El5HsraehG
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