Former prime minister Imran Khan was shot during a rally in the east of Pakistan on Thursday, in what his supporters called an “assassination attempt”.
Mr Khan, who was leading a protest march on the capital Islamabad to demand snap elections, was shot in the leg and required surgery to remove bullet fragments from his shin.
The attack took place as the former prime minister stood on a container lorry. Some of his supporters were also injured, and police say at least one bystander was killed.
This was an attempt to kill him, to assassinate him,” Raoof Hasan, a senior Khan aide.
One suspected attacker was shot dead and another was taken into police custody, he told the news agency. Others reported one assailant who was then apprehended by the authorities.
Police later released footage of the suspect, who said he had solely targeted Mr Khan for “misleading the people.”
Political violence has rocked Pakistan for decades. Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in December 2007 after holding an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi.
