In Pics | From Imran Khan to Benazir Bhutto: Pakistani political leaders who were attacked

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt.Pakistan has a history of political assassination attempts or killings of political leaders. A look at some of the major political figures in the South Asian nation who either were attacked or faced a grim fate.

Liaquat Ali Khan: On October 16, 1951, Pakistan’s first prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan was shot dead at a political rally in Rawalpindi. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the father of Benazir who was elected as prime minister in 1970, was hanged on a disputed conviction for conspiring to commit a political murder by Zia ul-Haq. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

General Zia-ul-Haq: In August 1988, the then-president and army chief of Pakistan, General Zia-ul-Haq died after a C-130 carrying him exploded soon after take-off from Bahawalpur airbase. Conspiracy theories surround his death that he was killed. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

Pervez Musharraf: In 2003, Pervez Musharraf survived an assassination attempt when a bomb exploded soon after his highly-guarded convoy crossed a bridge in Rawalpindi. Photo Credit: AFP Photo

Benazir Bhutto: On December 27, 2007, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a suicide bombing in Rawalpindi. Bhutto has been the PM of Pakistan twice and was the leader of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party at that time. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt. Photo Credit: AFP Photo