Pakistan: Imran Khan Taken To Hospital After Firing At Rally, Several PTI Leaders Injured

<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>Former Pakistan Prime Minister <a title="Imran Khan" href="https://ift.tt/DbAoZqg" data-type="interlinkingkeywords">Imran Khan</a> was injured and taken to hospital after an assailant opened fire at his container during the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf party's 'Long March' in Gujranwala on Thursday. Several people, including PTI leader Faisal Javed, was injured in the firing, Dawn News reported. The attacker has been arrested and sources have confirmed that Khan is safe.&nbsp;</p> <p>Party leader Imran Ismail told Dawn that party chief Imran Khan was shot in the leg "three to four" times. The attacker was directly in front of the container and was wielding a AK-47, he said.</p> <p>Television footage run on several Pakistani television channels shows that Imran was injured and moved to a car with the help of other people present at the site. The footages show a bandage tied around the Khan's leg.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UPDATE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UPDATE</a> | PTI Senator Faisal Javed injured following the attack on PTI's camp. Image shows suspected assailant firing a gunshot near the PTI camp: Pakistan's Geo English<br /><br />(Photo courtesy - Geo English) <a href="https://t.co/mf8kYHtLI8">pic.twitter.com/mf8kYHtLI8</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1588138489874640896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2022</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>Following the attack, Khan said, "God has granted me a new life, will fight back with full strength," tweeted several Pakistani journalists.&nbsp;</p> <p>Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took cognizance of the incident and has condemned the firing incident and also demanded a report on the same.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Taking notice of the firing incident, Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi instructed the provincial IGP to submit a report after thorough investigation.</p> <p>&ldquo;Those behind this incident will be brought to justice soon and the injured will be provided the best medical care,&rdquo; the chief minister said, as per the Dawn report.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>