A gunman has opened fire at a container truck carrying Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan, wounding him slightly, killing one of his supporters and wounding nine others, a senior leader from his party and police say.
Khan, 70, underwent surgery at Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore, tweeted Omar Ayub Khan, a senior leader of the ex-premier's Tehreek-e-Insaf party. He was seen with a bandage on his right leg, just above the foot, according to reports and a blurry image from the protest. Fawad Chaudhry, a senior leader from Khan's party, told the supporters surrounding Khan's truck that the attack was an attempt on the life of the country's former premier.
The attack happened less than a week after Khan began his march from Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, along with thousands of supporters.Supporters of Pakistan's main opposition Tehreek-e-Insaf party listen to the speech of their leader Imran Khan at a rally in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, October 29, 2022.
Sharif's government has said there would be no early vote and that the next elections will be held according to schedule, in 2023. It was also not immediately known if Khan's convoy would proceed on to Islamabad. Earlier, Fawad Chaudhry, a senior leader in Khan's party, said they plan to enter Islamabad on Friday.
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