An injured Imran Khan waved to supporters after an assassination attempt in Lahore

The firing took place in the Wazirabad district in the eastern Punjab province when Mr Khan was travelling in a large convoy of trucks and cars.

A senior member of the party told Pakistan’s Geo TV: “This was an attempt to kill him, to assassinate him.”

A male suspect has been arrested. A probe has been ordered into the incident, according to Pakistan’s Interior Ministry.

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