PTI leader and Member of National Assembly Alamgir Khan said that his security guard was mistakenly arrested on suspicion.
Speaking exclusively on Aaj News programme “Faisla Aap Ka” with host Asma Shirazi, the PTI MNA said that the incident happened four or five minutes before he along with the party leaders reached Wazirabad from Karachi to join the march, adding that he was accompanied by a guard of a private company.
Due to the rush of the crowd, he [guard] was left behind and after the incident people ambushed him and he was also named in the attack by the police, the PTI leader said.
Earlier in a video statement, Alamgir said that a guard came with him from Karachi and stayed behind after the firing incident at the container. He said that Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah should restrain from spreading lies.
He said people mistakenly caught his guard on suspicion and the police took him away.
“Rana Sanaullah or anyone who is blaming innocent people for this incident is totally wrong,” he added.
‘Imran Khan was the target’
Aaj News Lahore Bureau Chief Saleem Sheikh said that the target of the assailant was Imran Khan, adding that the assailant fired a burst of bullets.
“We were on the roof of the DSNG when suddenly shots were fired and we all sat down,” Sheikh added.
He said that the shooter had targeted Imran Khan, adding that since the march started from Lahore SOP had been followed.
“As per SOPs all party workers and PTI’s own security guards would be in front of Imran Khan’s container,” he said adding that there was a contingent of police walking alongside Imran Khan’s container and police personnel were deployed over the top of buildings on both sides of the road.
“When the caravan left Lahore, Imran Khan used to address at night as well, but then due to security reasons, Imran Khan used to come down from the container at sunset.”
“The government in Punjab belongs to them, Why are they blaming us
Speaking about the investigation into the firing incident on Aaj News , Federal Minister Khurram Dastgir said in this regard that the real fact is that the police and administration in Punjab belong to Imran Khan, the interior minister of Punjab is also from PTI.
He said that we have assured all kinds of assistance to the Punjab government, but the Chief Minister of Punjab had not formed any inquiry or investigation committee yet.
“The government in Punjab belongs to them, they are blaming us,” Dastgir said.
He said that there should not be violence in politics, PTI started making accusations against the prime minister and the interior minister without investigation.
