Party official Asad Umar says Khan was wounded in the foot and was not seriously hurt after a gunman opened fire at a convoy carrying Khan and supporters.
on Thursday, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters, a senior leader from his party and police said.The attack happened in the Wazirabad district in the eastern Punjab province. Khan was travelling in a large convoy of trucks and cars heading towards the capital, Islamabad, as part of his campaign aimed at forcing the government to hold early elections.
Khan with later seen with a bandage on his foot. He was moved to another vehicle from his container truck, from where announcements were being made that he was safe. Some of the supporters from his Tehreek-e-Insaf party were also wounded, according to the announcement. The attack happened less than a week after Khan began his march from Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, along with thousands of supporters.in April, Khan has alleged that his ouster was a conspiracy engineered by his successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, and the United States — claims that both the new premier and Washington have denied.
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