Mr Khan's party has called for nationwide protests after Friday prayers following the shooting.
By Tarhub Asghar and Samira Hussein in Lahore and Frances Mao in SingaporeA gun attack on Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan which supporters say was an attempted assassination has drawn international condemnation.
Pakistan's leaders have condemned the attack on their opponent, with President Arif Alvi calling it a "heinous assassination attempt" and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordering an immediate investigation. He has since been fighting to return to office. Buoyed by strong PTI victories in recent local elections, Mr Khan had been leading a "long march" of protests calling for early elections to facilitate his comeback.
It was the seventh day of his long march, which aimed to arrive in Islamabad next week. His truck was in Wazirabad, about 100km from Lahore. "We saw the attacker had emptied a whole magazine... [and he had] loaded another magazine when he was grabbed by a boy from behind."Media caption,Unverified videos on social media show an assailant in the crowd pointing his pistol at Mr Khan's convoy before being overpowered by Mr Khan's supporters.
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