Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced that he had ordered a comprehensive investigation into the assassination attempt on his predecessor Imran Khan, and stressed that he would not remain in office even for a moment, and would not even play any political role for the rest of his life, if Khan succeeded in providing even simple evidence of his involvement. In that failed attempt.
Sharif reiterated in a press conference in Lahore his condemnation of that incident, denying any connection with him, the interior minister in his government or intelligence officials with the failed assassination attempt of the dismissed prime minister, and said that investigations are enough to reveal the truth of Imran's allegations.
He stressed that "in Pakistan's national interest, and in the interest of democracy in Pakistan, an end to Khan's accusations must be reached. Either we are wrong, or he is the one who is at fault and is accused of lying, which is what the investigations will find."
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan had accused current Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif of involvement in the assassination attempt, noting that it is not possible to achieve justice unless he is dismissed, along with Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and General Faisal Naseer of the Military Intelligence.
Khan emphasized that Pakistanis should engage in a revolution, either peaceful or bloody, and said he was appealing to General Qamar Javed Bajwa "as the army chief whom I respected so much, to act to preserve the reputation of the army".
He added, "These people believe that we are not human beings, but sheep. We move according to their whims, and I say now we have two paths, either a peaceful revolution will take place in Pakistan or a bloody revolution."
In turn, the Insaf Party, led by the dismissed Prime Minister Imran Khan, called for the trial of General Faisal Naseer, of the intelligence agency, for what he described as his role in planning the assassination of Khan last Thursday in Wazirabad in Punjab province.
In a tweet, the party's Secretary-General, Asad Omar, called on the army not to confuse the party's accusation of General Faisal with its respect for the army and its leadership in general.
For his part, Pakistani Armed Forces Spokesman General Babur Iftikhar expressed his regret over the Insaf party's accusation of a general in the Intelligence Services of plotting the assassination of Khan.
The Pakistani army rejected Khan's accusations, calling them false.
In its statement, the army called on the government to conduct an extensive investigation into the attempted assault on Khan, and warned against any of his officers being attacked.