3h 37min, nov 27, 2023 y - Former Advisor to Imprisoned Pakistani Prime Minister Attacked with Acid

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An adviser to the jailed ex-Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan says he was the victim of an acid attack outside his home in the UK.

Mirza Shahzad Akbar said the chemical used in the attack missed his eyes but caused injuries on his body.

Police said they were investigating. No one has been arrested.

Mr Akbar was an adviser to Mr Khan, who was removed from office last year and is in prison on numerous charges that he says are politically motivated.

Pakistani authorities deny this.

In a post in Urdu on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Akbar said "the attacker threw an acid solution on me and ran away".

"I will not be intimidated nor bow down to those who are doing this," he said in another post in English.

He told the BBC he had received numerous threats in the UK since fleeing Pakistan with his family.

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