Officials say Khan 'has been discharged' from hospital after a failed assassination attempt and will resume march on Tuesday
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has left hospital, a senior aide said, three days after being shot in the legs in a failed assassination attempt.
Khan, 70, was wounded by gunfire aimed at his open-top container truck as he led a political party convoy through thick crowds in the eastern city of Wazirabad on Thursday. He said he will keep in touch with the main march participants through a media link and will eventually lead the “sea of people’” toward Islamabad.The shooting has significantly raised the political temperature in a country that has been on the boil since he was ousted in April.
In an apparent confession video leaked by police to media, the sole suspect said he tried to kill Khan because his convoy was interrupting the call to prayer, which summons Muslims to mosques.
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