The former Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran
Khan, was shot in the country’s east on Thursday, wounding him in the process,
his aide said.
The attack took place in Wazirabad, about
200 km (120 miles) from the capital, Islamabad.
According to a member of Khan’s Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, many of Khan’s colleagues were also wounded.
Reports also have it that one person has
been reported dead.
“A man opened fire with an automatic
weapon. Several people are wounded. Imran Khan is also injured,” Asad Umar told
Reuters.
Khan, a Former cricketer, was leading a
protest march in Islamabad to demand snap elections when a bullet hit him in
the shin.