A former Worcestershire cricketer and RGS alumni is in a stable condition following an assassination attempt.
Imran Khan, ex-prime minister of Pakistan, was shot and wounded during a protest march on Thursday morning.
One of Mr Khan's supporters was killed and 13 others, including two legislators, were wounded in the attack.
Fawad Chaudry, a senior leader from Mr Khan's Tehreeke-Insaf party, confirmed that he is now in a stable condition but raised concerns about growing political instability in Pakistan.
He said: “We are convinced that it was a well-planned assassination attempt on Pakistan’s most popular leader Imran Khan, who is now in stable condition at the Shaukat Khanum hospital in Lahore after undergoing surgery there.”
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Mr Khan, 70, is likely to be allowed to go home soon, according to Faisal Sultan, who is heading the team of doctors who treated him.
He told reporters on Thursday that Mr Khan’s surgery continued for two hours, and he had a bullet wound in his right leg.
Meanwhile, police are still questioning the alleged attacker, who is shown in a video saying he carried out the shooting and acted alone.
Defence minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif on Friday said the Punjab government had suspended the police officials who released the video to the media.
The attack took place as the former RGS pupil, who attended the school between 1971 and 1972, was travelling in a large protest convoy of trucks and cars towards Islamabad.
Video footage shows him and his team ducking for cover on top of a vehicle as gunfire rings out.
In a brief statement, Mr Khan’s party urged supporters to hold nationwide rallies to condemn the shooting.
Asad Umar, a senior figure from the party, blamed the shooting on Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the country’s interior minister, and an army general without offering any evidence.
The government called the allegation baseless, saying it has ordered a high-level probe.
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