Three senior officials from #ImranKhan's party have rushed to accuse @GovtofPakistan of involvement in the attack. A probe is in early stage, with the reported arrest of the attacker(s). Unclear if these officials have evidence on their claims. PM Shehbaz Sharif has condemned.
A single burst from likely an automatic weapon targeted #ImranKhan when he was on top of a container truck with aides in #Gujranwala/#Punjab Province, hitting Khan in his right leg & others; Khan was taken to his bullet-proof car instead of ambulance for fear of a second attack.
Conflicting reports on the identity of attacker & whether there was a second attacker. Media is reporting a lawmaker from #ImranKhan's party as saying his guard has been mistakenly identified as the attacker. None of these reports are officially confirmed but circulating online.
Unconfirmed reports suggest a burst from an automatic weapon was followed by a single bullet fired. None of these reports have been officially confirmed. A #PTI lawmaker Alamgir Khan says his guard has been wrongly captured as the attacker. Confusion; pending official briefing.
Eyewitness accounts and a video statement to a TV news channel by the alleged attacker indicate this likely was an amateur attack where the attacker(s) randomly targeted #ImranKhan and a large group of people with him. But final conclusions can only come after an official probe.
Senior #PTI ldrshp rushed to exploit attck on #ImranKhan, issued irresponsible, inflammatory statements designed to cause unrest on streets across #Pakistan. Surprisingly, PTI rules Punjab Govt, controls sec at venue, but no sttmnts from PTI on restraint until official briefing.
#PTI rules Punjab, controls security at venue where #ImranKhan faced attack. But without waiting for probe, PTI officials issued inflammatory/irresponsible statements, resulting in party activists storming Interior Min @RanaSanaullahPK's house. /1
Scenes after #PTI activists stormed the house of #Pakistan Interior Minister @RanaSanaullahPK following incitement and inflammatory statements by party officials who did not wait for a probe into the attack on #ImranKhan: /2
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