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Pakistan former Prime Minister Imran Khan says three bullets were removed from his right leg as a result of the shooting, which wounded him last a week.
Khan survived shooting at a political rally in Gujranwala on Thursday, the incident that party called an attempt.
In an interview with Becky Anderson from CNN in Khan said on Monday: “They took out three bullets from my right leg. left there was some shrapnel they left inside.”
Khan said that his bone was damaged and his leg in cast, adding that for six weeks for him to resume normal activities.
Speaking from his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore, Khan said he had information from the secret services that the shooting that wounded him last a week will take place.
To Anderson’s question on Monday what information he was given on incident and by whom, Khan said: “Remember, three and a half half years i was in power. I have connections with special services, various agencies that operate. How did I get information? Inside the secret services. Why? Because the majority people shocked by what is happening on in this country.”
Last week, the Pakistani intelligence agency said it had informed Khan of the “threat” prior to the rally. ” organization It was already drew the attention of federal government about the threat to former prime minister, who reported this to the Punjab provincial government. government”, – reported in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). in statement.
video shows moment former Pakistani prime minister shot to death
ISI also said that the protection of the khan is in charge of provincial government of Punjab, which is run by the Pakistani Khan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party (PTI). party.
Last Friday, Khan accused the establishment for conspiracy to kill his is a statement categorically rejected by the authorities and the security forces.
“How events deployed, they in this speech. How will it happen how in title of blasphemy religious fanatic kill me and they will blame it on his. All this in my speech that I delivered on television is on social media,” he said in reference to a speech he made on September 24, in which he said he outlined how in events of shooting will happen.
When asked about offers from his critics that blaming current government of commission attack would help Khan get back in office he replied that he didn’t “need Any reason blame it government for me to get back in power’, adding that his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party remains popular after his exile in April.
“They tried everything to somehow get me out of in way. When it didn’t happen, it was planned,” he said. added.
One person died in on Thursday attack as a result of which several people were injured, and Khan was taken to the hospital in Lahore for treatment after shooting. Speaking from the hospital on On Friday, without providing evidence, Khan accused Interior Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif of minister Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal, who this is senior intelligence official. CNN reaches out by three men for comment.
Ministry of Pakistan for Information and broadcasting last rejected Khan’s allegations for a week against Sharif and Sanaullah in news conference.
Pakistan military It has also hit back to Khan’s claims, calling them “baseless and irresponsible” and “totally unacceptable and inappropriate for”. In a statement on On Friday night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) called Khan’s accusations against in military as well as military officials “extremely regrettable and strongly condemned”.
“The Pakistani army is proud of itself for be an extremely professional and well-disciplined organization with reliable and highly efficient internal accountability system applicable in all board for unlawful acts, if any, committed by military personnel personnel”, the message says.
But if honor safety as well as prestige of its rank-and-file members are tainted with vested interests through frivolous accusations, the institution will jealously guard its officers and soldiers no matter what,” he continued.
CNN reported earlier on On Monday, Khan wrote a letter to Pakistani President Arif Alvi saying that since Khan government was removed from power in April, his party faced with “increasing scale of false charges, harassment, arrests and torture in custody.”
Letter received by CNN from a source close to former prime ministerdated November 6, three days after Khan survived shooting.
