Pakistan: A conspiracy was hatched to kill Imran Khan, the truth came out in the report of the Joint Investigation Team

The assassination attempt on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to Islamabad last month was a "well-planned plot". Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, was shot in the right leg on November 3 when two gunmen opened fire on him and others standing on a container-mounted truck in the Wazirabad area.

Attack on Imran a well-planned conspiracy

Briefing the media on the findings of the JIT, headed by Lahore police chief Ghulam Mehmood Dogar, Punjab Home Minister Umar Sarfaraz Cheema on Monday said that the gun attack on Khan was a premeditated one." He said that the JIT probe found that More than one assailant tried to kill 70-year-old Khan at the rally. Police arrested prime suspect Muhammad Naveed, who is in JIT custody till January 3 for questioning.

The minister said Naveed is a "trained killer and was present at the crime scene along with his accomplices". He said that Naveed also failed the polygraph test. Naveed had told the police that he wanted to kill Imran Khan because Khan played music during the Azaan during the rally. Naveed's cousin Muhammad Waqas is also in JIT custody till January 3 for a controversial social media post. Waqas tweeted on November 3, "Something big is going to happen in Imran Khan's rally today."

Khan blamed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Home Minister Rana Sanaullah, and ISI Major General Faisal Naseer for plotting his assassination. The Punjab police had filed an FIR about the attempted murder of Khan, but did not mention high-profile suspects, including Khan, the top ISI figure, who was held responsible for the attack.

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