Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Raoof Hasan was injured in an attack by unknown persons in Islamabad on Tuesday.
According to initial reports, Hassan was attacked with a knife by unknown assailants outside a private TV channel's office who fled the scene shortly after.
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Eyewitnesses said Hassan was bleeding profusely after the attack and was immediately taken inside the TV channel's office by staff members.
An investigation into the incident has been launched, and police are scanning CCTV footage to identify the attackers.
Hassan's condition is reported to be stable, and he is receiving medical treatment at a local hospital.
PTI Chairman Gohar demands probe into assault
In a video statement, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said "I rushed to the hospital in an emergency after hearing about the incident."
"Mr Raoof Hasan has a deep wound on his right cheek, and it appears that the attack was intended to take his life. His aorta was spared by merely half an inch—Allah has truly given him a second life."
"I want to emphasise that he is the spokesperson for our party, the largest in the country, and a former Chief Election Commissioner," Barrister Gohar continued.
"Raoof has never had any enmity with anyone and has done nothing in his life to warrant such an attack."
"We demand a thorough investigation into this assault," Barrister Gohar asserted. "We strongly condemn this act of violence."
