Senator Faisal Vawda on Thursday claimed that close aides of former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan were involved in the attack that left him shot in the leg during a rally at Wazirabad in 2022. 

 

Appearing on Hum News' FAISLA AAP KA with Asma Shirazi, Vawda said, “When Imran Khan finds out that his trusted people were involved in the attack on him, it will shake the ground beneath his feet.”

 

He dismissed social media claims that Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was aware of the Wazirabad attack, stating, “If someone says that Imran Khan was mindful of the incident, then he is an idiot.”

 

The Senator also discussed journalist Arshad Sharif's murder, emphasising that the verdict in the case would be the last nail in the coffin, adding, “If the courts do not reveal the details of the cases, then I will speak up.”

 

Former PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry, who was present in the panel along with Vawda, stated that revealing details of the Wazirabad attack on Imran Khan would be beneficial.

Faisal Vawda chimed in, “You should also find out who the beneficiaries of the firing were; then you will know the whole story.”

 

On November 3, 2022, Imran Khan, along with other party leaders, was injured, and one party worker was killed when a gunman opened fire on the party founder’s container as the convoy reached Wazirabad’s Allah Wala Chowk.

 

 

According to the Punjab police, the deceased was identified as Muazzam Nawaz.

 

Fawad Chaudhry, who was also present in the convoy, told Reuters hours after the incident, “It was a clear assassination attempt. Khan was hit, but he’s stable. There was a lot of bleeding. If the shooter had not been stopped by people there, the entire PTI leadership would have been wiped out.”

PTI leaders Ahmed Chattha and Chaudhry Yousuf along with party workers Omer Meyer and Rashid were wounded in the incident, PTI social media had claimed.

 

Following the firing, Imran Khan was immediately shifted to Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore, while the rest of the injured people were taken by ambulances to the nearby Wazirabad Institute of Cardiology, Reuters reported.

 

Four days after the attack occurred, a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged at the City Police Station in Wazirabad with sub-inspector Aamir Shahzad as the complainant.

 

The FIR was registered under various charges, including terrorism, murder and attempt to murder, with sections 302, 324, 440 and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 included. 

 

According to the FIR text, Imran Khan and other PTI leaders were headed to Wazirabad from Allahwala Chowk when, at 4 pm, the accused, Naveed, opened fire from the left side of the container, killing Muazzam, son of Nawaz of Bharoki Cheema, who was a participant in the rally.