Pakistan in 'perilous situation' after Khan assassination bidbr br The assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan and his accusation it was a plot involving a senior intelligence officer has pushed Pakistan into a "dangerous phase," analysts say.br br Khan escaped with bullet wounds to his legs from an assassination attempt Thursday as he led supporters on a highly publicized march to the capital to press for early elections.br br He claimed Friday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and Major-General Faisal Nasir — an intelligence officer — plotted to have him killed and have it blamed on "a religious fanatic.