Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, who first rose to fame as one of many nation’s best cricketers, has been shot within the leg throughout an alleged gun assault, in keeping with a number of stories.
On Thursday night, Khan was injured in the course of the alleged assassination try whereas his supporters marched on the capital Islamabad to demand snap elections.
DAWN stories an unidentified gunman opened fireplace on the automobile carrying Khan because it handed by means of Wazirabad.
The 70-year-old was rushed to hospital, the place he’s safely recovering.
The perpetrator has been arrested, in keeping with stories.
“He’s in a secure situation,” Raoof Hasan, a senior Khan aide instructed AFP.
“This was an try and kill him, to assassinate him.”
Khan, one Pakistan’s most celebrated cricketers, performed 88 Exams and 175 ODIs between 1971 and 1992.
He served as Pakistan’s Prime Minister from August 2018 till April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidence movement.
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