A senior politician from the party of Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Imran Khan has rejected rumours circulating online that he was hospitalised after a gun attack days after losing his seat in the country’s recent elections. Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra posted on February 14, 2024 that he was “fine” and “at home”. A police spokesperson in Peshawar — Jhagra’s home and constituency — said they had not received any reports about a gun attack on a politician.
“Ex-finance minister Taimur Khan was taken to hospital with injuries due to a gun attack. May God bless,” reads an X post shared on February 14 by an account with more than 200,000 followers.
Jhagra, who was previously a provincial finance and health minister, is senior vice president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by former prime minister Imran Khan.Â
Khan has been languishing in jail since August, slapped with lengthy sentences for corruption, treason and an illegal marriage — charges he says are politically motivated and designed to keep him from power.
PTI was barred from campaigning in Pakistan’s February 8 election, with leaders rounded up and candidates forced to run as independents.
Jhagra lost his Peshawar seat in the election, which was marred by deadly violence, mobile phone blackouts and allegations of rigging.