Pakistan's former prime minister who survived an assassination attempt yesterday, Imran Khan, blamed senior government figures for a plot to kill him, saying unnamed agencies were undermining democracy in the country.
A day after surviving a shooting at a political rally outside the city of Gujranwala, Punjab province, Khan gave a speech at a hospital in the city of Lahore where he was recovering from his injuries.
While sitting in a wheelchair, the cricket star cited three senior figures who he says are behind the attack. The former Pakistani leader suffered a fracture in his right leg due to stray bullet wounds. Doctors said bullet wounds were found on his right leg.
Although there was no evidence, Khan blamed Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal, who is a senior intelligence official. Khan alleged that the trio mentioned above are responsible for the conspiracy. While In a televised speech on Thursday, Minister Sanaullah called Khan's accusations "serious".