Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was injured in firing during his rally in Pakistan’s Gujranwala and was rushed to a hospital. He was seen bandaged on his right leg and and being moved into an SUV. The attacker, who has been arrested, fired at Imran Khan when the former cricketer was standing atop a container-truck to address his ongoing “long march” to Islamabad against the Shehbaz Sharif government.
The incident, about 200 km from Islamabad, brought back chilling memories of how former prime miniter Benazir Bhutto was shot dead during a rally in 2007, though Mr Khan escaped serious injury, said news agencies.
Barely an hour before the firing, he had told supporters in another part of Gujranwala, where he was scheduled to deliver a speech, that they should accompany him to another chowk instead, promising to speak there, Geo reported. The firing took place around that area.
Chaotic scenes broke out near his reception camp at Allahwala Chowk after the gunshots rang, reported local channel Geo News. It said at least four party leaders were among those injured.
