Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday condemned the attack on former US president Donald Trump during an election rally and wished him a swift recovery.
"Just learnt that former President Trump was shot at an election rally. This is a shocking development. I condemn all violence in politics," the prime minister said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
"Wish the former President swift recovery and good health."
President Asif Ali Zardari also "strongly" condemned the attack on former US president in Pennsylvania.
Expressing shock over the attack, President Zardari said that such violence had no place in politics.
He expressed his best wishes for the speedy recovery of Trump and also offered heartfelt condolences over the loss of life in the attack.
In his statement, Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani condemned the attack, while terming it an unfortunate incident.
He said that political violence has no place in democratic societies. He also expressed his good wishes for the early recovery of the former president.
Trumpwas shot in the ear during a Saturday campaign rally, streaking the Republican presidential candidate's blood across his face and prompting his security agents to swarm him, before he emerged and pumped his fist in the air, mouthing the words "Fight! Fight! Fight!"
The shooter was dead, one rally attendee was killed and two other spectators were injured, the Secret Service said in a statement. Theincidentwas being investigated as an assassination attempt, a source told Reuters.
Trump, 78, had just started his speech when theshots rang out. He grabbed his right ear with his right hand, then brought his hand down to look at it before dropping to his knees behind the podium before Secret Service agents swarmed and covered him.
He emerged about a minute later, his red "Make America Great Again" hat knocked off, and could be heard saying, "wait, wait," before the fist bump, then agents rushed him to a black SUV.
"I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear,"Trumpsaid later on his Truth Social platform following the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Pittsburgh. "Much bleeding took place."
TheTrumpcampaign said he was "doing well."
The shooting occurred less than four months beforethe November 5 election, whenTrumpfaces an election rematch with DemocraticPresident Joe Biden. Most opinion polls including those by Reuters/Ipsos show the two locked in a close contest.
Biden said in a statement: "There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it."
— Additional input from Reuters