Asad Umar says Imran Khan suspects PM Shahbaz, Sanaullah, senior army office behind attack
Asad Umar claims Khan suspects govt top brass behind attack. PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar Thursday claimed party chief Imran Khan — who is currently admitted in Shaukat Khanum Hospital — suspects top brass of government behind the attack.
In a video message, Umar said that Khan believes three people are behind the assassination attempt on him — Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and a senior military officer.
“Khan has said that he had the information beforehand that these people might be involved in the assassination attempt on him,” Umar said during a video statement alongside party leader Mian Aslam Iqbal.
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PTI chief was injured after a man opened fire at him in Gujranwala near the party’s reception camp, sending the nearby participants of the long march into a panic.
The former prime minister sustained injuries on his leg and has been shifted to a hospital for treatment, a private news channel, however, the location is unknown for safety concerns.
Asad, quoting the PTI chairman, demanded that all three people — the premier, the interior minister, and the senior military officer — should be removed from their offices.
