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Confusion prevails over the manner in which former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was injured in a firing incident near Lahore on Thursday the  3rd of November 2022.

News agencies are quoting Imran Khan’s close political aide Asad Umar that an unknown gunman opened fire at an open container in the Wazirabad area where Khan was standing along with other political leaders to lead a rally.

Umar added that Khan got a bullet injury at his leg and had been shifted to a local hospital for treatment, adding that his condition was out of danger, according to Dawn.

The prime minister of Pakistan Mr Shehbaz Sharif was reported to have reacted the incident by stating that he “severely condemns it” .

Police have reportedly arrested two suspects after the shooting.

No group or individual has claimed the attack yet, news agencies are reporting.