Celebrities send prayers, well wishes for Imran Khan, others injured in assassination attempt. PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Faisal Javed and Ahmed Chattha were injured in an assassination attempt on Thursday evening during the party’s long march in Wazirabad. Imran, the former prime minister, was shot in the leg, according to two party leaders. Celebrities across the country have been sending their prayers to Imran and condemning the attack.
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Taking to Twitter, Osman Khalid Butt made a prayer for the entire PTI convoy.
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Zimbabwean Islamic scholar Mufti Ismail Menk also tweeted, wishing Imran well and a speedy recovery.
Shocked and saddened by news that Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was injured following a shooting incident. I wish him well and a speedy recovery. Violence in all forms is totally wrong and unacceptable, no matter what our differences may be. #imrankhaninjured
— Mufti Menk (@muftimenk) November 3, 2022
Singer-actor Haroon Shahid informed his followers that Imran is out of danger and is safe.
Khan Saab is safe! Allah ka shukar.
— Haroon Shahid (@Haroon_5hahid) November 3, 2022
Actor Adnan Siddiqui wrote that he is “shocked beyond words” and prayed for the speedy recovery of everyone “injured in this violence.”
Shocked beyond words…May Allah keep @ImranKhanPTI and others safe. Praying for speedy recovery of everyone who’s got injured in this violence.
— Adnan Siddiqui (@adnanactor) November 3, 2022
TV show host Fakhr-e-Alam and singer Rohail Hyatt also prayed for their safety.
Prayers for everyone’s safety. May Allah have mercy on our country. #Pakistan
— Fakhr-e-Alam S.I & S.E (@falamb3) November 3, 2022
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Actor Veena Malik tweeted that the bullets were not fired at Imran but the hearts of 220 million Pakistanis.
خان کے لوگوں نے خان کو گھیر کر خان کی جان بچائی
یہ گولیاں خان پر نہیں 22 کروڑ عوام کے دل پر چلی ھیں ۰۰۰
— VEENA MALIK (@iVeenaKhan) November 3, 2022
“Assassination attempt on Imran Khan! heard he is safe but injured,” comedian and actor Arslan Naseer tweeted with a prayer for him.
https://twitter.com/ArslanNaseerCBA/status/1588139036698345474?s=20&t=4GIZshgWvXMVE4hzFAPMpQ
Actor Hira Tareen prayed for Khan’s recovery and said she hopes the culprit is found.
Very sad to hear about the firing incident which resulted in Imran Khan being shot and other being injured as a well. Prayers for his recovery and hope there aren’t any casualties. Hope we get to the bottom of who is responsible! #ImranKhanLongMarch #imrankhan pic.twitter.com/cp5R2x2S0q
— Hira Tareen (@HiraTareen) November 3, 2022
Actor Armeena Khan questioned if anyone could get away with this in today’s world and Frieha Altaf sent prayers for the former cricketer.
https://twitter.com/ArmeenaRK/status/1588143340679225348?s=20&t=Df27ebGhz-0yPAIPj20BbA
https://twitter.com/FriehaAltaf/status/1588143762215424000?s=20&t=S8mHaMam6Lx1yAA70Ts5ag
Imran’s former teammate and cricketer Wasim Akram said he was “deeply disturbed: by the events and said his prayers were with Imran and everyone there.
Deeply disturbed about the events unfolding in Wazirabad . Our prayers with Imran BHAI and everyone there. We as a country must come together and not allow anyone to distort our national unity.
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) November 3, 2022
Actors Sana Javed and Dananeer Mobeen and designer Maheen Kardar took to their Instagram stories to pray for Imran and the PTI leaders’ recovery.
Singer Ali Zafar likened the moment to Benazir Bhutto assassination and praised Imran’s spirit.
I remember the dark,depressing days n time after the assassination of Shaheed mohtarma BeNazir Bhutto. God forbid had anything fatal happened to @ImranKhanPTI no one can imagine what would erupt. If this is his spirit after being shot 3-4 times in the leg we do need to #ImranKhan pic.twitter.com/6hq050rN5S
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) November 3, 2022
Actor Maya Ali said she was praying hard for Imran and everyone injured and called this a moment of “history repeating itself”.
Imran and other members of his party are being taken to a hospital in Lahore for treatment.
