# PTI leader criticises killing of gunman near Rawalpindi army HQ 2026-08-12T05:11:48+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A senior leader of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has condemned the killing of a gunman who opened fire at a check post near the army's General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. Shafiullah Jan, information minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said the deceased, Muhammad Hussain, was reportedly suffering from mental health issues. Rawalpindi police claimed links from the attacker's mobile phone showed he was associated with a political party, and state-run PTV News reported he was an active PTI member. The party's Islamabad regional president, Amir Mughal, rejected any attempt to link PTI with violence, saying the party believes in peaceful political struggle. The incident comes as PTI tries to mobilise protests against Khan's incarceration since August 2023. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com Tags: gunman attack, Imran Khan, Pakistan, politics, PTI, Rawalpindi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pti-leader-criticises-killing-of-gunman-near-rawalpindi-army-hq/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pti-leader-criticises-killing-of-gunman-near-rawalpindi-army-hq/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.