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Imran Khan recovering from fall, leaves hospital

Pakistani cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan left hospital on Wednesday after treatment for back injuries suffered in a fall in Lahore, television stations said.

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FP Archives|May 22, 2013, 10:15:56 IST

Islamabad: Pakistani cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan left hospital on Wednesday after treatment for back injuries suffered in a fall in Lahore, television stations said.Khan, who has been fitted with a spinal brace to aid recovery, fell from a fork-lift taking him to a poll campaign podium on May 7.[caption id="attachment_804409" align="alignleft" width="380"]Imran Khan. AFP. Imran Khan. AFP.[/caption]A general election four days later handed a landslide victory to Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). But Khan's campaign electrified many, pushing his Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) from a marginal party to the country's third-largest.Khan walked out of hospital by a back exit, avoiding reporters, television said.Khan has accused the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) of killing a senior PTI member on Saturday outside her home in the upscale Defence area of Karachi, capping a bloody election in which about 150 people were killed nationwide.Reuters

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First Published:May 22, 2013, 10:15:53 IST
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