Pak PM, Interior Minister, Top Army Man Behind Assassination Bid, Says Former Imran Khan Aide: EXCLUSIVE

<p><strong>New Delhi:&nbsp;</strong>Raoof Hassan, who served as a special advisor to former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, in a conversation with ABP News claimed that PM Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and Major General Faisal (Naseer) hatched a conspiracy to kill the PTI chief. He said that their names would be mentioned in the FIR.&nbsp;</p> <p>This comes while senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umar in a video statement also said that party chairman Khan has named three suspects.</p> <p>"Imran Khan called us and told us to convey this message to the nation on his behalf...He said that he believes three people - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Sanaullah and Major General Faisal (Naseer) - were involved in the attack on him," Umar said.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Secretary General PTI <a href="https://twitter.com/Asad_Umar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Asad_Umar</a>&rsquo;s exclusive message after assassination attempt on Imran Khan. 1/2 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86_%DB%81%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%88_%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86_%DB%81%DB%92?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#عمران_خان_ہماری_ریڈ_لائن_ہے</a> <a href="https://t.co/a6TXu9hjXS">pic.twitter.com/a6TXu9hjXS</a></p> &mdash; PTI (@PTIofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/PTIofficial/status/1588181332193968128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2022</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>He said they should be immediately removed from their current positions.</p> <p>Khan has warned that "a protest will be held across the country" if the individuals accused by him were not removed from their offices, Umar added.</p> <p>Pak Interior Minister Sanaullah condemned the attack on Khan while also denying the allegation.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ |<span style="color: #e03e2d;"> <a style="color: #e03e2d;" title="" href="https://ift.tt/gMnPI7b" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-original-title="Story ID: 1561358">Pakistan Firing: Came To Kill Imran Khan As He Was Misleading Nation, Says Attacker</a></span></strong></p> <p>Addressing a press conference, Sanaullah rejected the allegations and said not only Prime Minister Sharif but also PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and other leaders have condemned this attack and this kind of thinking, news agency PTI reported.</p> <p>He said that the federal government was ready to provide every kind of support for the investigation of this attack. The minister demanded that the Punjab government set up a joint investigation team of senior officers to probe the incident.</p> <p>Former Pakistan PM <a title="Imran Khan" href="https://ift.tt/DbAoZqg" data-type="interlinkingkeywords">Imran Khan</a>, 70, sustained a bullet injury on his leg when a gunman opened fire on the container-mounted-truck carrying him during his protest march, killing one person. The PTI chairperson was reported to be out of danger.</p> <p>In a statement, the Punjab police said that seven people were injured and one person was killed during the attack. It added that a suspect has been arrested.</p> <p>Geo TV reported that the attacker was identified as Naved. The attacker said to be in his early 20s was wearing a salwar-kameez and had been walking along the container and fired from the left side, the channel stated.</p> <p>The suspect caught by police has said that he wanted to kill Khan because &ldquo;he was misleading the public.&rdquo; "He (Khan) was misleading the people and I could not bear watching it so I&hellip; attempted to kill him,&rdquo; he said in a video confession.</p> <p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and directed the Interior Minister to present an immediate report on the incident.</p> <p>"I pray for the recovery and health of PTI chairman &amp; other injured people. Federal government will extend all support necessary to Punjab govt for security &amp; investigation. Violence should have no place in our country's politics," Sharif tweeted.</p> <p><em>(With Agency Inputs)</em></p>