ISLAMABAD      -       The fate of 
opposi -
tion Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf 
(PTI) long march 
hangs in the balance 
after former prime 
minister and the party Chairman Imran 
Khan survived an assassination attempt 
at Punjab’s Wazirabad on the 7th day of the rally.
Khan sustained bullet injury and was 
immediately shifted to a Lahore hospital, founded by him, keeping the supporters and political observers guessing 
the fate of the much-touted long march. 
A meeting of the party has been scheduled to take place today to discuss the 
political situation in the aftermath of 
the incident which also claimed one life.
The top leadership left the container soon after the incident, however, a 
considerable number of supporters remained on the spot with a hope to resume the march soon. There is nothing 
specific on the fate of the rally from the 
party and a statement is likely on it today. The route, destination, and objective of the long march was not known 
to many including even the top leadership of the party and the incident 
has put a big question mark if the party would continue with its anti-government movement without a long break.
On October 28, PTI chief Khan’s march 
had started its journey for Islamabad 
from Lahore’s Liberty Chowk in an apparent demand to force the government 
to announce snap polls. After changing the schedule of the march twice, the 
party had said that it would finally reach 
the capital on November 11 to convert 
its march into a sit-in there. Ex-premier 
Imran Khan might not be available for 
the rally for the next few days as his family physician said that he would be discharged after complete recovery. Political analysts believe that some of the close 
aides of Khan would suggest their leader 
not to continue with the long march as this 
can threaten many lives in the given fragile 
security conditions. The interior minister 
has also said that the PTI chief himself was 
facing serious life threats. In the given circumstances, this cannot be ruled out that 
some top leaders of the party avoid accompanying their leader in the custom-made 
container for the march. Hours after the 
firing incident, PTI gave a new twist to its 
anti-government movement by alleging 
that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan and a 
senior military official were behind the 
armed attack on Imran