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Pakistani PM denies involvement in assassination attempt on Khan

Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif rejected the accusations levelled against him by former PM Imran Khan [File: Mary Altaffer/AP Photo]

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected allegations that he was involved in the assassination attempt on opposition leader Imran Khan, as supporters of the former prime minister continue to protest, demanding an investigation into the shooting.

Khan was shot in the leg during an anti-government rally on Thursday. The cricketer-turned-politician has blamed Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a top general of the Pakistan army for attempting to assassinate him.

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