Imran Khan.

Gulf Today Report

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan said that three people made plan to assassinate him in Wazirabad.

He told media, “Three people made plan to assassinate me in Wazirabad.”

Imran also said that that “four people hatched a plan to assassinate me some time back…”

The former Pakistani prime minister accused the current premier Shehbaz Sharif, interior minister Rana Sanaullah and a senior army commander of plotting a botched assassination attempt.

"These three decided to kill me," Khan told reporters in Lahore in his first public appearance since he was rushed to hospital after Thursday's attack.

Authorities said at least 11 people were hit by bullets and a person was killed.

A mild-mannered scrap trader was being held over an attempt on the life of the former prime minister.

"We used to exchange pleasantries whenever we crossed paths in the street," 34-year-old Shamshad Ali told reporters.
"I found him to be a soft-spoken person, without an iota of anger."

Naveed Ahmad is the sole suspect in custody after Imran was wounded by a spray of gunfire at a political rally in the eastern city of Wazirabad.

An apparent confession video leaked by police — and cited by the government — shows Ahmad saying he attacked Khan because his protest interrupted the call to prayer which summons Muslims to mosques five times daily.

The government's interior minister Rana Sanaullah said the attack was motivated on religious grounds.

Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party however, has condemned what it called a "conspiracy", accusing government ministers and military generals of masterminding the attack.