A firing took place near the rally of PTI Chief and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, which left him as well as a few others injured, including his manager Rashid and former Governor Sindh Imran Ismail.

The incident took place in Wazirabad city of Pakistan’s Punjab. The person responsible for the same has been arrested, according to reports. Ismail said that he was next to Khan when the shooting took place and that the former Pakistan leader was shot in the leg “three to four” times. He also said that the attacker was directly in front of the container and was wielding an AK-47.

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Asad Umar, the senior leader of Khan’s party, confirmed that a bullet hit Khan’s leg. “Khan is being taken to Lahore by road. He is not critical but he received a bullet injury,” Umar said. Although he did not point a finger at any specific person, he added that Khan’s opponent couldn’t see Pakistan being transformed.  

He added that six people were injured in the attack among whom two were apparently seriously wounded, including local leader Ahmad Chatha.

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 Pakistan’s Punjab CM Parvez Elahi has said that those behind the attack won’t be spared. “Those behind this incident will be brought to justice soon and the injured will be provided the best medical care,” Elahi said.  

Why was Imran Khan marching?

The attack happened less than a week after Khan began his march from Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, along with thousands of supporters. “Allah gave me a new life. I will fight back,” Khan said in his first statement post-attack. 

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The 70-year-old had been spearheading a roadshow since Friday starting to demonstrate mass support for early elections. The long march was designed to shore up support and heap pressure on the government led by present Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Earlier this week, Khan warned that a revolution is taking place in Pakistan. “(The) only question is will it be a soft one through the ballot box or a destructive one through bloodshed?” he said. 

He was traveling in a large convoy of trucks and cars and was heading towards the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad. His campaign is trying to force the government to hold early elections.