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WAZIRABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - The party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was shot and injured in an apparent assassination attempt, said country-wide protests would be held on Friday as tensions remained high in the South Asian nation.
Khan was shot in the leg on Thursday as he waved to crowds from atop a truck-mounted container from which he was leading a protest march on Islamabad to pressure the government for snap polls.
Pakistan s former PM Imran Khan was shot in the leg yesterday as he waved to crowds from atop an open top container truck during a protest march on Islamabad to remand snap elections.
Aside from snap polls, Khan's party says he is also calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who led a coalition of parties that removed Khan from power through a parliamentary vote in April.