Gill says motorway crash is 'attempt on his life'.

LAHORE -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked Punjab police on Thursday to investigate a car crash on motorway which left former special assistant to the prime minister and senior PTI leader Shahbaz Gill injured near the Khanqah Dogran interchange in Hafizabad district.

On way to Islamabad from Lahore, Gill described it a murder attempt on his life.

'I want to tell those who attacked me, I am alive because of the Almighty and the prayers of my people. My car was chased and deliberately hit. This was done under a plan.'

Punjab Inspector General of Police Rao Sardar Ali Khan confirmed to Dawn police officers had been assigned the task to trace the suspected hit-and-run car.

Motorway police DIG Malik Yousuf told this reporter that Shahbaz Gill and three other riders suffered minor injuries when their car overturned.

He said the motorway police responded within three minutes of the accident.

'We are now waiting for a written application from Shahbaz Gill to refer the case to the local police for investigation into alleged murder attempt,' Mr Yousuf said.

To a question about possible violation of speed limit by Mr Gill's driver, he said no cameras had been installed on the M-2 (Motorway) to record the...