Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has accused the current leader Shehbaz Sharif and senior officials of being behind a conspiracy to assassinate him, a top ally said, as political tensions in the country run high following an attack on the popular ex-leader.
Khan, 70, who was ousted as prime minister in a no-confidence vote in April, was shot multiple times in the leg after an attacker opened fire at his open-top truck during a march on Thursday.
Asad Umar, secretary-general of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) party, said the former cricket captain made the accusations in a meeting at his hospital following the shooting, according to a video released by the PTI.