Imran Khan in hospital after plummeting 15 feet from stage at political rally and hitting his head
- Imran Khan was being raised on a makeshift podium when he lost balance
- The politician and his three bodyguards then fell off the lift into the crowd
- Khan was carried out of the rally in Gulberg in the eastern city of Lahore
- He received seven stitches to a six-inch long gash on his forehead
- It is unknown whether Khan will be able to continue campaigning ahead of Pakistan's general election on Saturday
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Khan fell at least five metres - 15 feet - off what appeared to be a makeshift elevator raising him up to the stage.
Local TV footage showed supporters carrying Khan away from the rally. His face was bloody and he appeared unconscious.
Injured Pakistani politician and former cricketer Imran Khan pictured speaking on state television in a hospital in Lahore after he fell off a lift taking him to the stage for an election rally
Rescue workers rushed Imran Khan to hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, today
Suffering head injuries, Pakistani politician and former cricketer Imran Khan is carried by rescuers as they rush to the hospital in Lahore today
Khan, now one of Pakistan's most prominent politicians, was then rushed to hospital after the incident today in Gulberg, near Ghalib market, in the eastern city of Lahore.
Dr. Mohammed Shafiq, who treated him, said Khan received seven stitches to a six-inch long wound in the head. He said the cut was not deep.
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