Imran Khan survived an attempted assassination during the Azadi March Thursday, with the PTI chief shot in the leg when shots were fired at his container in Wazirabad. At least one person was killed while several others, including Senator Faisal Javed and PTI Punjab leader Ahmed Chattha, were injured in the attack.

Following the gunshots, panic spread among protesters. Later, Hammad Azhar, who was also injured during the incident, tweeted the names of injured PTI workers. “Faisal Javed had a close call with the bullet scratching his cheek. He is stable.”

Party leader Umar Sarfraz Cheema and Ejaz Chaudhry said that Imran Khan was shot in the leg.Imran Ismail, who was also injured in the attack, said that Chattha was shot in the stomach.

Imran Khan was shifted to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital in a private vehicle, where he received treatment.

At least one person has been arrested, with social media lauding the young man who tackled the shooter.

An image shared on social media claimed that the shooter had been identified.

Punjab police chief Faisal Shahkar has directed the Gujrat district police officer to reach the spot and sought a report of the incident from the regional police officer.