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Imran Khan 'recovering' in hospital after rally fall Imran Khan 'recovering' in hospital after rally fall
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Leading Pakistani politician Imran Khan is recuperating in hospital after falling off a makeshift lift that was taking him onto a stage at an election rally in Lahore.Leading Pakistani politician Imran Khan is recuperating in hospital after falling off a makeshift lift that was taking him onto a stage at an election rally in Lahore.
Doctors say that the former cricketer received stitches in the head and treatment for injuries to his spine.Doctors say that the former cricketer received stitches in the head and treatment for injuries to his spine.
But they say that his spinal cord has not been seriously damaged and he has been moved out of intensive care.But they say that his spinal cord has not been seriously damaged and he has been moved out of intensive care.
Meanwhile there has been more violence ahead of the elections.Meanwhile there has been more violence ahead of the elections.
At least three people have been killed and about 25 injured - including six policemen - in a suicide bombing outside a police station in the Bannu region of north-western Pakistan.At least three people have been killed and about 25 injured - including six policemen - in a suicide bombing outside a police station in the Bannu region of north-western Pakistan.
Police said that it was not clear if the target was the police station itself or a nearby rally being held by the Awami National Party (ANP).Police said that it was not clear if the target was the police station itself or a nearby rally being held by the Awami National Party (ANP).
The Pakistani Taliban have threatened to prevent the ANP, as well the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the MQM party, from conducting their election campaigns because they are considered by the militants to be too liberal.The Pakistani Taliban have threatened to prevent the ANP, as well the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the MQM party, from conducting their election campaigns because they are considered by the militants to be too liberal.
Bed restBed rest
Mr Khan - who had a total of 15 stitches in his head and suffered two minor back fractures - was wearing a bulletproof vest at the time of fall which may have helped protect him from more serious injury, his family said on Wednesday.Mr Khan - who had a total of 15 stitches in his head and suffered two minor back fractures - was wearing a bulletproof vest at the time of fall which may have helped protect him from more serious injury, his family said on Wednesday.
Hospital spokesman Khawaja Nazir told the AFP news agency that Mr Khan also had a small injury to his shoulder. Shaukat Khanum Memorial hospital Director Shaukat Sultan said that Mr Khan suffered minor fractures in the left third rib and three vertebrae of the backbone - one near the neck and two near the middle of the backbone.
"There is nothing serious to his injuries. He has been shifted from the ICU (intensive care unit) to a private room," he said. Medics say that the fractures can easily heal, but require complete bed rest and minimum movement for between three to six weeks.
"The important thing is that the spinal canal is intact and Mr Khan is in full control of his limbs and his body functions." Dr Sultan said.
He said that it was only by the "grace of God" that Mr Khan - who has now been transferred from intensive care to a private room - had not suffered any any "neurological compromises".
In a televised statement from his hospital bed on Tuesday night, Mr Khan told his supporters that the election was their fight, not his. He urged voters to decide on polling day this Saturday whether they wanted to make a "new Pakistan".In a televised statement from his hospital bed on Tuesday night, Mr Khan told his supporters that the election was their fight, not his. He urged voters to decide on polling day this Saturday whether they wanted to make a "new Pakistan".
"The people should exert full force on 11 May to get their lives changed," he said."The people should exert full force on 11 May to get their lives changed," he said.
Nawaz Sharif, the man widely seen as the frontrunner to be the next prime minister, has sent his sympathies to Mr Khan and cancelled his election appearances for Wednesday.Nawaz Sharif, the man widely seen as the frontrunner to be the next prime minister, has sent his sympathies to Mr Khan and cancelled his election appearances for Wednesday.
Mr Khan is being treated at the cancer hospital in Lahore he arranged to be built after his mother's death.Mr Khan is being treated at the cancer hospital in Lahore he arranged to be built after his mother's death.
Doctors there told the BBC on Wednesday that he would have a CT scan later in the day and that he had been advised that he would need at least a week's bed rest. Doctors there told the BBC on Wednesday that he would have a CT scan later in the day
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says that it is unclear whether the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leader will take this advice. Punishing schedule
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says that it is unclear whether the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leader will take the advice to rest.
His plan had been to keep up his punishing schedule of election rallies in these final two days of official campaigning.His plan had been to keep up his punishing schedule of election rallies in these final two days of official campaigning.
Dramatic television pictures from Tuesday's campaign rally showed Mr Khan falling about 5m (15ft) from the lift platform together with several others, some of whom appeared to land on top of him.Dramatic television pictures from Tuesday's campaign rally showed Mr Khan falling about 5m (15ft) from the lift platform together with several others, some of whom appeared to land on top of him.
A dazed and bloodied Mr Khan was later seen being carried away by supporters to a vehicle which drove him to hospital.A dazed and bloodied Mr Khan was later seen being carried away by supporters to a vehicle which drove him to hospital.
Hundreds of people remain outside the hospital awaiting more news of his condition. Many chanted "Long live Imran Khan".Hundreds of people remain outside the hospital awaiting more news of his condition. Many chanted "Long live Imran Khan".
Former Pakistan cricketers Shahid Afridi and Inzamam-ul-Haq were among those who visited him in hospital on Wednesday.
The PTI leader has been campaigning relentlessly in the run-up to Saturday's poll and briefly collapsed on stage earlier this week.The PTI leader has been campaigning relentlessly in the run-up to Saturday's poll and briefly collapsed on stage earlier this week.
Mr Khan is one of the key candidates in the election, and the PTI appears to have been gaining momentum.Mr Khan is one of the key candidates in the election, and the PTI appears to have been gaining momentum.