Watch how Imran Khan fell, fractured his skull in Lahore rally (pics)

Lahore, May 8: A confident cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was just about to go up the election dais to address a huge election rally on Tuesday in Lahore's Ghalib Market, when the forklift suddenly gave away.Four days before polling, the entire Pakistani nation gasped in disbelief as it say the Tehreek-e-Insaf chief fall 14 to 16 feet off the forklift used for raising him on to a stage.Imran suffered a fractured skull and spinal injuries and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.The PTI leader was scheduled to address a public gathering in the NA-126 constituency from which PTI's Shafqat Mahmood is contesting.An eyewitness said, there were six people on the lift, three of whom were Khan's personal bodyguards. A guard lost his balance while standing on the edge of the lift when it was at a height of around 12 feet.“The guard was holding Khan's hand and pulled him towards himself and the four people on the lift fell off. He first fell on the top of the lift and then fell on the ground, receiving the head injury.He fell on one of the guards which saved him from receiving any serious injury,” said Imtiaz Hussain Sherazi.Party workers picked up the dazed Khan immediately to get him to a hospital.“The workers carried him and put him in the back seat of a vehicle. Khan was taken to the nearby private Fazal Hospital in Liberty Market. He was conscious and looked towards people around him,” said Sobia Khan, another PTI worker.Khan was given first aid at the hospital and the wound on his head was stitched.“He had a cut some six inches long on the lower part of his head. He was stable, conscious and moving all four limbs. He had severe pain in his back. There was no neurological damage” said Dr Shafique, who examined Khan at Fazal Hospital.He was then shifted to his own Shaukat Khanum Hospital, the charitable institution he helped build.“Imran Khan is stable and healthy. He has a small skull fracture but no serious internal injury. He will be kept at Shaukat Khanum Hospital for one night and then re-examined in the morning,” said the hospital Chief Executive Officer, Dr Faisal Sultan.PTI leader Shafqat Mahmood said doctors had advised the party to not take part in the remaining election campaigning.Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain cancelled his public addresses across the country following the incident. Calling him a national leader, the MQM leader urged people to pray for his recovery.Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif also suspended his election campaign to express sympathies with Khan. He prayed for a quick recovery.Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi arrived immediately at Shaukat Khanam Hospital following the Khan's accident to inquire about his health.The social media was abuzz as all prayed for Imran's recovery on twitter and #PrayersForImranKhan and #GetWellSoonIK were the topmost trending topics in Pakistan.