Summary Imran Khan has been shifted from the ICU to a private room, hospital spokesman said.
LAHORE (Dunya News/Agencies) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan is recuperating in hospital after falling at election rally and sustaining skull and back injuries.
He was admitted to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital after falling off a lift taking him to the stage at a rally ahead of Pakistan s general election on Saturday.
Doctors said he needs bed rest, which could jeopardise the chances of him continuing the last days of the campaign in person.
However, his injuries are not life threatening.
Hospital spokesman Khawaja Nazir says Khan has one main head injury, two "fractures" to his back and a small injury to his shoulder, but his condition is not serious.
"There is nothing serious to his injuries. He is in a private room, he is not in the ICU (intensive care unit). He has been shifted from the ICU to a private room," Nazir said.
"Doctors will brief about specifics of his injuries later in the day. I can t explain it specifically. As far as I know, he was initially advised one week rest," the spokesman added.
Javed Asghar, another doctor and a friend who visited Khan, said he had stitches to his head but that the injury was "not serious".
Shafqat Mehmood, a spokesman for Khan s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party acknowledged that his injuries could call a halt to Khan campaigning in person.
"It is clear that the general campaign will continue, but Imran Khan may not appear in the rallies now. We will have to see doctors advice," Mehmood told AFP.
He said the other men who fell from the lift with Khan were "fine" and were back home with their families with only minor injuries.
