INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday he would resume his protest march to Islamabad after recovering from an
assassination attempt, as his supporters staged nationwide protests that blocked major roads.Khan was shot in the leg on Thursday as he
waved to crowds from a container mounted on a truck from where he was leading a protest march on the capital to press for early elections
and calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.Sharif led a coalition of parties that ousted Khan from office through a
star-turned-politician, said in a live address on Friday from a hospital in Lahore where he has been receiving medical treatment.He said two
shooters had tried to assassinate him, in a country with a history of politically motivated violence
bullets hit Khan, wounding him in the shin and thigh.Khan accused three people of devising the plan to assassinate him, naming Sharif,
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and intelligence official Major-General Faisal Nasser
government of Pakistan has been requested to investigate the matter and initiate legal action against those responsible for defamation and
(ISPR) said in a statement.Sanaullah also rejected the allegations and said the coalition government had demanded an independent
major roads and clashing in some places with security forces.Some supporters gathered at the place where Khan was wounded and urged the
PTI party flag.In Lahore, the capital of Punjab state in the east, large groups of protesters burnt tyres and blocked roads
backers also blocked roads in the northwestern city of Peshawar, while local television channels showed police using tear gas to disperse
demonstrators in Islamabad and the southern city of Karachi.Tahirul Qamar, a medical worker at Wazirabad market, said Khan should halt
further protests to avoid more unrest
carried by local media, in which a man presented as the alleged shooter said he was motivated by religious reasons to attack Khan, could
inspire others.Reuters was unable to confirm authenticity of the video
Punjab police said they had made an arrest, but it was not clear if this was the same person shown in the video footage.The minister urged
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