3, November, 2022
The Former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has been shot in what the country’s president described as 'a heinous assassination attempt’.
The former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has been shot in what the country’s president described as a heinous assassination attempt’.
Mr. Khan is being treated at a hospital in Lahore for an injury to his leg. Earlier, police released a video of the alleged gunman confessing to wanting to kill Mr. Khan.
The former leader had been on a protest march to denounce snap elections. Pakistan has a long history of deadly political violence.
A video of the attack showed Mr. Khan standing with his aides in a container mounted on top of a truck as it moved slowly through a crowd of his supporters. As gunshots rang out, Mr. Khan and others on the truck appeared to duck down.
Mr Khan is understood to be in a stable condition.
Just last month, the election commission in Pakistan disqualified Khan from holding public office in a case described by the former cricketer as politically motivated.
Political activity in Pakistan is fraught with danger. In 2007, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at a public rally.