Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party is organizing protests after an “assassin attempt” on Friday.
Demonstrations erupted in Pakistani cities on Thursday following the wounding of former Prime Minister Imran Khan after an assassination attempt on him in the Wazirabad district of Punjab province.
Pakistani media reported that residents of the capital Islamabad and several other cities, including Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Peshawar, took to the streets to protest the attack on the leader of the Insaf Movement, Khan.
The demonstrators set fire to rubber tires in several cities and blocked roads, paralyzing traffic in many cities.
The demonstrators demanded that those responsible be arrested and brought to justice, stressed that Imran Khan was their red line, and chanted anti-government slogans.
Earlier today, Khan escaped an assassination attempt when he was among his supporters at a rally organized in the Wazirabad district of Punjab province, where he was slightly injured while one person was killed and 6 others were injured, including Senator Insaf “. Movement” Faisal Javed.
