Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt during a protest in Wazirabad, on Thursday.
Imran Khan latest updates: Pakistan ex-prime minister in hospital
Details around the incident were still sketchy at the time this article was published. However, according to several reports, Khan survived a horrifying attempt on his life while addressing protesters in the major Punjab city.
As reported by Sky News, Khan was struck in the leg and rushed to a medical facility in Lahore for life-saving treatment at the time this article was written.
No information has surfaced on the suspect. At this juncture, it’s presumed the gunman is still at large and considered armed and dangerous.
This is a developing story.
Why was Khan targeted in an assassination attempt?
Investigations are underway to uncover the forces behind the ex-prime minister’s assassination attempt.
Sky News further reported that before the shooting, Khan, a former cricketer, was on a fiery political campaign, pushing for re-election after he was ousted in April 2022.
It’s believed Thursday’s protest action was the ex-prime minister’s latest political march after six days of consecutive rallying between Lahore and Islamabad.
In fact, moments before he was targeted in an assassination attempt, Imran Khan was interviewed about potential spurts of violence over his radical rhetoric and he’d insisted his rallies were ‘peaceful’.
No further updates have surfaced on the former prime minister’s condition.
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