Imran Khan

A gunman opened fire while Mr Khan, 70, was giving a speech to supporters at a rally in Wazirabad in Punjab province, officials said, wounding him and some ...

"This is not for politics or personal gain, or to topple the government... Some were shouting, "Imran Khan is dead", others were asking: "Is he dead? Both have been taken to hospital for treatment," said Fawad Chaudhry, a spokesman for Mr Khan's political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). "Imran Khan and Faisal Javed received bullets wounds. Ambulances were screeching into the area. Is he dead?" "Then Imran Khan emerged. this is to bring genuine freedom to the country," the cricket legend said in a video message on the eve of the march. "A lot of people in the crowd were instantly in tears and were very worried about what had happened to him (Mr Khan)," she added. He had been shot, I understand, in the left leg. Mr Khan was rushed away from the scene to hospital and his supporters said he had survived the assassination attempt. A gunman opened fire while Mr Khan, 70, was giving a speech to supporters at a rally in Wazirabad in Punjab province, wounding him and some of his supporters.

Mohammad Atif Khan, a senior politician and close aide of Khan, told NBC News he had been shot in the leg and taken to a local hospital. The former Pakistani ...

The former cricket captain is also seen to many in and around Pakistan as something of a common man's hero. Senior PTI member and former information minister Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry said in an impromptu speech following the shooting: "This is not only an assassination attempt on Imran Khan, but attack on Pakistan itself." The former Pakistani leader's condition is "out of danger," he added.

A bullet hit Khan in his foot after an unidentified gunman opened fire, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Asad Umar said. The former Pakistan cricket ...

Since then he has repeatedly claimed, without providing any evidence, that the United States had orchestrated his ouster. The victim’s name has not been released. The commission said its decision was based on the grounds that Khan had “made false statements” regarding the declaration of the sale of gifts sent to him by the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Dubai while in office – an offense that is illegal under the country’s constitution. “I condemn the incident of firing on PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the strongest words,” Sharif wrote, adding that he has asked for an “immediate report on the incident” and will pray for the recovery of those injured. At least one person was killed in the incident, according to Faisal Javed, a senior PTI politician and close Khan ally who received a wound to the head in the attack. [Imran Khan](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/23/asia/pakistan-imran-khan-exclusive-interview-intl-hnk/index.html) was shot in the foot at a rally Thursday, according to an official from his party, which said the incident was an assassination attempt.

Imran Khan captained Pakistans Test side during his career before he turned his attention to politics after retiring. The 70-year-old was ousted as ...

In 1974 he made his ODI debut against England at Trent Bridge. He was very close to Imran Khan as he emerged. At that stage, it was not known if people had been stabbed or shot," she said. This was the worst-case scenario - what so many people were concerned about was that this peaceful protest had the potential to turn violent." The 70-year-old was ousted as Pakistan's Prime Minister in August "The injured were taken into an ambulance...

Gunman opens fire on protest march led by Khan towards the capital Islamabad.

The former prime minister of Pakistan was wounded on Thursday (3 November) after a gunman began shooting at his protest march in eastern Punjab. The shooting took place near Allah Ho Chowk in Wazirabad, where the politician was travelling in a large convoy of trucks and cars. The former Pakistani prime minister was filmed greeting the crowds after he was wounded in the foot by a gunman who opened fire. Imran Khan was seen waving at his supporters after he was shot in an apparent assassination attempt during a protest march. “I have directed [the] interior minister for an immediate report on the incident. Khan was hit but he is stable. “It was a clear assassination attempt. Local media reports said he had been shot in the foot. Party official Asad Umar said the former leader was not seriously hurt in the shooting in Wazirabad on Thursday, 3 November. A video has been released of the suspected gunman who shot at former prime minister Imran Khan during his ongoing protest in Wazirabad. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has said that former prime minister Imran Khan is being operated upon after being shot at during a protest in Wazirabad. Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was shot at during a protest in Wazirabad.

Local media reported that an assailant fired on Khan's convoy as the former leader travelled through the Pakistani city of Wazirabad, part of a multi-day march ...

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The controversial politician and former cricket star reportedly sustained an injury when gunmen opened fire on a rally.

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Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the leg at a rally on Thursday, in what the country's president said was an assassination attempt.

One of the suspected gunmen was detained by police. [condemned](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/11/3/live-news-ex-pakistan-pm-khan-shot-and-wounded-at-rally) the incident, with the latter, who belongs to Khan’s party, calling it a “heinous assassination attempt.” [reports](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/11/3/live-news-ex-pakistan-pm-khan-shot-and-wounded-at-rally), one person was killed and seven wounded at the rally.

Reportedly a number of supporters of Mr Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf party were also wounded in the attack. A little while after the incident Mr Khan was seen with a ...

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Former Prime Minister and ex-Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan was shot in the leg during a political rally in Wazirabad, Punjab.

May Allah keep everyone safe ameen". May Allah SWT protect Pakistan, Ameen." Sabse pehle Pakistan" I tried to kill him." I wanted to kill him. The 70-year-old was leading a march to the capital city Islamabad to demand a [general election](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/general-election) after he was ousted as Prime Minister in April, having a no confidence vote in parliament.

Nine others were hurt. Mr Khan was hit in the leg but escaped serious harm, party official Asad Umar said.

The convoy is part of his campaign aimed at forcing the government to hold early elections. Mr Khan was later seen with a bandage on his right leg, just above the foot, according to reports and a blurry image. The Interior Ministry said the government has ordered an investigation. “He is being taken to a hospital in Lahore but he is not seriously wounded. The shooting was an “assassination attempt,” party spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said. Fawad Chaudhry, a senior leader from Mr Khan’s party, told supporters surrounding Mr Khan’s truck the attack was an attempt to kill the former premier.