প্রকাশ: 07/11/2022
Former Pakistani
Prime Minister Imran Khan said Sunday that a protest march toward the capital,
which was suspended after he was wounded by a gunshot in an apparent attempt on
his life, will resume Tuesday.
Sitting in a wheelchair, his right leg bandaged and
elevated, Khan spoke from the Shaukat Khanum hospital, where he was admitted
Thursday after he received bullet wounds in his right leg.
Khan repeated his demand for an investigation into the
shooting and the resignation of three powerful personalities in the government
and the military whom he alleges were involved in staging the attack on him.
Khan's march on the capital was suspended in Wazirabad, a
district in eastern Punjab province, after a gunman opened fire, wounding him
and killing one of his supporters. Thirteen others were hurt. He said the march
would pick up again from Wazirabad.
Khan was ousted from office in April in a no-confidence vote
in parliament. He organized a march on Islamabad to pressure Prime Minister
Shahbaz Sharif's government to hold early elections but Sharif says elections
will take place as scheduled, in 2023. Khan led an initial protest march in May
but it ended when supporters clashed with police in the capital.
Khan's protest march, which started Oct. 28, was peaceful
until Thursday's attack. The shooting has raised concerns about growing
political instability in Pakistan, which has a history of political violence
and assassinations.
Khan said the march, to be resumed Tuesday, will take 10 to
15 days to reach Rawalpindi, where convoys from other parts of the country are
expected to join the rally. He said he will keep in touch with the main march
participants through a media link and will eventually lead the "sea of
people'" toward Islamabad.
Khan accused Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Interior
Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan and army Gen. Faisal Naseer of working with the
Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan's spy agency, to orchestrate the shooting.
The minister and the former premier are not related.
Khan offered no evidence for his allegations, which were
rejected by Sharif's government and the military spokesman said the allegations
were not true.
Khan was discharged from the hospital later Sunday and moved
to his ancestral home in Lahore.
- Reuters
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