Pakistan?s ex-PM Imran Khan shot in leg at protest march

03 Nov, 2022

Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan, has sustained a bullet injury in his leg after shots were fired at a?rally?in Gujranwala.

Azhar Mashwani, an official with Khan?s? Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, confirmed to Al Jazeera that the politician was shot in the leg but was not in danger. He was taken to a hospital in Lahore.

Khan has been leading a?protest march to the capital, Islamabad, demanding snap elections. (Al Jazeera)

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is seen been assisted into a vehicle after he was shot in the leg during a protest rally held in Pakistan today #ImranKhan #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/tlwUpIBja0

— Colombo Gazette (@colombogazette) November 4, 2022

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