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Imran Khan, cricket star turned Pakistan premier, shot in leg

Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gestures while addressing his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of general elections in Karachi, Pakistan, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Imran Khan, Pakistan's cricketing hero-turned-politician who was wounded in a gun attack on Thursday, has showed no sign of stepping aside from politics since his ouster as prime minister in April.

The 70-year-old was wounded when a man opened fire on his convoy as he was leading a protest march to Islamabad to demand a snap election. He had been pushed out of the premiership amid public frustration at high inflation, rising deficits and endemic corruption Khan had promised to stamp out.

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