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Pakistan\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have the right to remain in office if there is any shred of evidence found regarding my involvement in this case,\u201d Sharif said on Saturday, adding that there was no evidence presented against the three people named by Khan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will quit politics forever if it comes to that,\u201d he told reporters in the northeastern city of Lahore.<\/p>\n
Sharif said the former prime minister is damaging the country with \u201cfalse and cheap conspiracies\u201d. He urged the Supreme Court to form a full-court commission to investigate the \u201cgrave\u201d allegations.<\/p>\n
\u201cI request the honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial to form a full-court commission as there should be an immediate decision on this issue after a thorough investigation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Pakistan\u2019s powerful military, which has ruled the country for more than half of its 75 years of independence, responded by calling Khan\u2019s statements \u201cirresponsible and unacceptable\u201d.<\/p>\n
Khan maintains his removal from office in a vote of no-confidence in April was part of a \u201cforeign conspiracy\u201d plotted in the United States with the help of the Pakistani opposition parties \u2013 a charge repeatedly denied by the government, the powerful military, as well as Washington.<\/p>\n
Khan has held dozens of rallies across the country since April demanding snap elections. He was leading a march to the capital, Islamabad, to press his demands when a gunman opened fire in eastern Punjab\u2019s Wazirabad district.<\/p>\n
In the past, he has also accused military officials of custodial torture and harassment of his party workers, which include a senator and a top aide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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