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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan shot and wounded at protest march | Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan shot and wounded at protest march |
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Imran Khan has been leading a protest march from Lahore to the capital Islamabad | |
Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan, has been shot and wounded in the leg in an attack on his protest march in the eastern city of Wazirabad. | |
A senior aide told AFP news agency it was "an attempt to kill him", but police are yet to confirm that he was the target. | |
Members of his PTI party said another four people were hurt in the shooting. | |
Mr Khan, 70, was leading the march on the capital Islamabad to demand snap elections after he was ousted in April. | |
The former prime minister was seen being taken to a hospital in Lahore. A party spokesman said he had been hit in the shin. | |
Another party leader, provincial health minister Yasmeen Rashid, said Mr Khan was in a stable condition. | |
A male suspect was later arrested, according to Pakistan's Geo TV. | |
Last month, Pakistan's election commission disqualified Mr Khan from holding public office in a case described by the former star cricketer as politically motived. | |
He had been accused of incorrectly declaring details of gifts from foreign dignitaries and proceeds from their alleged sale. The gifts included Rolex watches, a ring and a pair of cuff links. |