Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was shot and wounded in the country’s east on Thursday, according to his aide.
The attack occurred in Wazirabad, about 200 kilometres (120 miles) from Islamabad, the capital.
According to a member of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, many of Khan’s colleagues were also wounded.
Reports also have it that one person has been reported dead.
“A man opened fire with an automatic weapon. Several people are wounded. Imran Khan is also injured,” Asad Umar told Reuters.
Khan, a Former cricketer, was leading a protest march in Islamabad to demand snap elections when a bullet hit him in the shin.