A senior politician from the get together of the previous prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan denied rumors circulating on-line that he had been hospitalized following a gun assault days after shedding his seat within the nation's current elections. Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra posted on February 14, 2024 that he was “nicely” and “at dwelling”. A police spokesman in Peshawar — Jhagra's dwelling and constituency — mentioned they’d not acquired any reviews of a gun assault on a politician.
“Former finance minister Taimur Khan has been taken to hospital gunshot wounds. Could God benedica,” learn an X submit shared on February 14 by an account with greater than 200,000 followers.
Jhagra, who was earlier the provincial finance and well being minister, is senior vice-president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led former prime minister Imran Khan.
Khan has been languishing in jail ever since August, slsupported by lengthy sentences for corruption, treason and an unlawful marriage – prices that he says are politically motivated and designed to maintain him from energy.
PTI was prevented from working in Pakistan's February 8 elections, with leaders rounded up and candidates compelled to run as independents.
Jhagra misplaced his Peshawar seat within the electionis marched by lethal violence, cell phone blackout and rigging allegations.
The false rumor was broadly shared on February 14, together with by pro-PTI accounts, together with right here, right here and right here on X and right here, right here and right here on Fb.
Jhagra refuted the rumors in a place that day at 22:51 native time (1751 GMT) on his official X account (hyperlink archived).
“I’m nicely and at dwelling, by the grace of God. Please don’t unfold rumours,” he wrote in Urdu.
The subsequent day, he published a video by which he spoke – apparently with out damage – in regards to the allegations of rigging within the election (hyperlink archived).
A message about falsification of ends in 9 constituencies of Peshawar.
If it isn’t right, then every of the officers concerned pays the authorized worth. There’s an excessive amount of proof to be hidden. pic.twitter.com/CD5MfWV74I– Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra (@Jhagra) February 15, 2024
A police officer in Peshawar – Jhagra's dwelling and constituency – confirmed that the rumors had been baseless.
“No incident has occurred. No report of any gun assault towards any politician has been reported to us,” he informed AFP on February 20.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the military-backed Pakistan Folks's Get together (PPP) have set days of negotiations to safe a majority to type a coalition authorities that can even embody a number of events smaller, after the polls of February 8 didn’t return. clear winner.
AFP has beforehand denied the false claims in regards to the elections in Pakistan right here, right here and right here.
