Welcome To State Of Cowards: Pak Journalist Reham Khan's Vehicle Held "At Gunpoint"

Reham Khan car attacked, held at gunpoint in Pakistan: British-Pakistani journalist and former television anchor Reham Khan has alleged that a vehicle of hers was attacked by unidentified men, who fired shots. The incident took place on January 2, yesterday night. Reham Khan, who was previously married to the current Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, tweeted about the incident at 1:59 AM on January 3.

Khan wrote that she was travelling back from her nephew's wedding when the incident took place. She alleged on social media that her vehicle was held at gunpoint by two men on a motorbike who opened fire. Khan also mentioned that she had just changed vehicles and it was her driver and her private secretary who were in the car at the time of the incident.

Holding Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan accountable, Reham Khan wrote, "On the way back from my nephew's marriage my car just got fired at & two men on a motorbike held vehicle at gunpoint!! I had just changed vehicles. My PS & driver were in the car. This is Imran Khan's New Pakistan? Welcome to the state of cowards, thugs & the greedy!!"

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She further tweeted about the lawlessness on the main highway connecting twin cities ( Rawalpindi and Islamabad) and tweeted, "I choose to live & die like the average Pakistani in Pakistan. Whether it was a cowardly targeted attack or just the state of lawlessness on the main highway of the twin cities...this so-called government should be held accountable for it! For my homeland, I can take a bullet!"

Doctor and columnist Mohammad Taqi queried about the safety of her staff, to which Reham Khan replied that they are safe but "angry and shaken."

After the attack, she revealed that she had approached the police to file a First Information Report at Shams Colony Police Station in Islamabad. As per the most recent update from Khan, she was still waiting for a copy of the FIR as a confirmation of it being registered. In a tweet, she said, "It's 9 AM. My PS & team has not had a minute of sleep & the FIR still has not been registered in Shams Colony Police Station Islamabad. The investigation is ongoing. Waiting for a copy of the FIR."

48-year-old political activist, commentator and broadcaster Reham Khan was married to Imran Khan from 2014 to October 30, 2015. She has been vocal about her former husband's governance style and after the Pulwama attack in 2019, she also said that "Imran Khan was a puppet of the country's military."