Explained: Imran Khan’s long march to Islamabad

Imran Khan has been leading a march since October 28th from Lahore towards the capital Islamabad, campaigning for early elections after he was ousted from office.

The term of the current National Assembly will end in August 2023 and fresh elections should be held within 60 days

The former cricket star was booted from office in April by a no-confidence vote after defections by some of his coalition partners, but he retains mass public support.

Thousands of people gathered in the eastern city of Lahore, from where a convoy began the 380-kilometre journey to the capital

Each day during his so-called "long march" 70 year-old Khan mounts a shipping container towed by a lorry, making speeches from the open top to crowds of thousands in cities and towns along the way.

The march was scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on November 4, however it has progressed slowly and was expected to reach the capital on November 11. But that was before Imran Khan, the headliner of this long march to Islamabad sustained bullet injuries in his leg on November 3.

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(With PTI and AFP inputs)