Time News Desk: Imran Khan left hospital on Sunday, a senior aide said, three days after being shot in the legs in a failed assassination attempt.

The shooting and Khan’s accusation that his successor Shehbaz Sharif was involved have significantly raised the political temperature in a country that has been on the boil since he was ousted in April.

Imran Khan has said that he welcomes Sharif’s decision to ask the Supreme Court to form a judicial commission on the attack on his long march but also said that a free and fair probe cannot take place as those he hold responsible control all the agencies, reports DAWN.com.

Imran Khan has announced that his long march towards Islamabad will resume on Tuesday from the same point in Wazirabad where his container came under attack last Thursday.

‘We have decided that our march will resume on Tuesday from the same point in Wazirabad where I and 11 others were shot, and where Moazzam was martyred,’ Imran said. ‘I will address the march from in Lahore, and our march, within the next 10 to 14 days, depending on the speed, will reach Rawalpindi.

Imran said that once the march reaches Rawalpindi, he would then join it and lead it himself.

Former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said that Khan ‘has been discharged’ and a local TV channel showed him wearing a blue hospital gown as he left the Lahore clinic by wheelchair.

Khan, 70, was wounded by gunfire aimed at his open-top container truck as he led a political party convoy through thick crowds in the eastern city of Wazirabad on Thursday.

One man is in custody following the attack, which government officials have said was the work of a lone gunman and ‘a very clear case of religious extremism’.

In an apparent confession video leaked by police to media, the sole suspect said he tried to kill Khan because his convoy was interrupting the call to prayer, which summons Muslims to mosques.

Khan, however, insists two shooters were involved, and speaking to reporters from hospital on Friday claimed Sharif, interior minister Rana Sanaullah, and a senior intelligence officer were behind the plot.

The government and military have dismissed those claims as lies and fabrications, and threatened to sue Khan for defamation.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s interior ministry has asked the Punjab provincial government to constitute a high-level joint investigation team to bring facts to light in connection with an assassination attempt on Imran Khan, reports The Telegraph onlone.

While Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is the ruling party in Punjab province, the federal government is run by a coalition led by prime minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.

The incident occurred near Allahwala Chowk of Wazirabad town in Punjab when Khan was leading the long march to Islamabad demanding early elections.

According to a statement issued late on Thursday, the home ministry has written to the Punjab government over the issue. The communique asked the provincial government to include senior police officers and intelligence personnel in the JIT.

Earlier, speaking at a press conference with information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, interior minister Rana Sanaullah said the JIT should consist of senior officers for credible and transparent inquiry into the incident. He also assured the provincial government of the centre’s full assistance in the probe.

The minister also blamed the Punjab government for the security lapse that may have led to the firing. He placed the responsibility for the leaked video of the assailant’s confession on the provincial government’s shoulders as well.

He criticised PTI leaders Asad Umar and Shireen Mazari for blaming the top government and military officials for the incident, without any proof or evidence.

Censuring PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry for allegedly inciting people to attack the houses of Opposition leaders, Sanaullah said, You too do not live in the skies. If you foment violence, the blaze you ignite will also engulf you.

While confirming threats to the PTI chairman’s life, the minister added foolproof security arrangements were made for his protection. He also advised the PTI chief to change his course of action in the wake of the incident.

He said on directions of the prime minister, he has sought a report from the Punjab government, chief secretary and inspector general of police.

Aurangzeb advised the media and people to avoid speculation and refrain from irresponsible statements. She strongly condemned the firing and wished a swift recovery to Khan and other PTI leaders.

Aurangzeb said the suspect has been arrested and his statement was recorded at a police station in Gujrat.

The minister also appealed to the masses to not politicise the incident and make irresponsible comments as such statements might lead to an untoward incident.