Imran Khan Says "Nerve Damaged" By Bullet Wounds In November Attack

Imran Khan addressed a rally in Lahore on Saturday, more than four months after he was attacked by two gunmen.

Former Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan held a rally in Lahore on Saturday, more than four months after shot in the legs during a long protest march against the government. He thanked the people of the city for making the rally at Minar-e-Pakistan ground "a success" despite security cover thrown in by the Punjab government. Speaking from behind a bulletproof screen, Mr Khan offered a "roadmap" for the economy of Pakistan and targeted the PML-N led government of Shehbaz Sharif.

Days later, he spoke about the attack to Independent and revealed that his right leg has suffered potentially long-lasting damage. In the November 2022 attack, Mr Khan had said he was "hit by four bullets" when a "burst of bullets" was directed at him in Wazirabad where he was leading the protest march form a container-mounted truck.

"I have had more problems with the impact of the nerve damage than the bullet wounds," he told Independent. "I still can't walk properly, I still don't have proper sensation in my right foot. That's a lasting effect, which the doctor says eventually with time will heal, will go away."

He, however, asked the workers of his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to be in "election mode" in Pakistan's Punjab where polls are due later this year.