Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the leg. Supporters of him claim it is an attempted murder.
He writes among others Sky Newswhich currently does not have details on the extent of the damage.
Khan was reportedly shot while addressing supporters at an election rally in the Punjab province city of Wazirabad.
– A man opened fire with an automatic weapon. Several people are injured. Imran Khan was also injured, politician Asad Umar told Reuters.
According to the news agency, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the shooting and ordered an immediate investigation into the matter.
Al-Arabiya writes that Khan was about to lead a protest against calls for new elections when the shooting took place. He is said to have been shot in the foot and is out of danger, according to the AFP.
The 70-year-old must have been quickly transported away from the scene, according to a Sky News producer who was in attendance. According to local media, other people were also injured.
The former cricket star served as Pakistan’s prime minister from 2018 to April this year. Khan had to resign after a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly.
No Pakistani prime minister has ever completed a five-year term, but Khan was the first to lose his job by a vote of no confidence.
Last month, the Pakistani Electoral Commission excluded Khan from the National Assembly following allegations that he had kept quiet about the gifts he had received. The Electoral Commission also decided to ban Khan from running for elections for five years.
Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan after Khan was forced to resign.
