Khan, 70, was later seen with a bandage on his foot. He was moved to another vehicle from his container truck, from where announcements were being made that he was safe.
Among the wounded was Faisal Javed, a lawmaker from Tehreek-e-Insaf. In a video statement, with blood staining his clothes, Javed insisted that Khan's protest march to Islamabad would not stop.
The identity of the gunman, who was arrested at the scene, was not immediately known. No group has claimed responsibility for the shooting.
Police later released a video of the suspect in custody, allegedly confessing to the shooting and saying he acted alone. It was not clear under what conditions he made his statement.
Khan, who famously captained Pakistan in their victorious 1992 Cricket World Cup campaign, was shot in the leg during a political rally in Wazirabad, Punjab. The 70-year-old was leading a march to the capital city Islamabad to demand a general election after he was ousted as Prime Minister in April, having a no confidence vote in parliament.
During the march, a gunman opened fire on a container truck Khan was standing on alongside party officials and images have shown him getting taken away from the scene in a vehicle with a bandage on his right leg.
Khan's senior aide Raoof Hasan told the AFP news agency: "This was an attempt to kill him, to assassinate him." A suspect has been arrested by police, who have released a video of him where he says: "He [Khan] was misguiding the people. I wanted to kill him. I tried to kill him."
Current Pakistan captain Babar Azam tweeted: "Strongly condemn this heinous attack on @ImranKhanPTI. May Allah keep Kaptaan safe and protect our beloved Pakistan, Ameen."
Batter Fakhar Zaman wrote: "Highly condemn the attack on @ImranKhanPTI. My prayers for the health and speedy recovery of all the injured people and deceased. May Allah SWT protect Pakistan, Ameen."
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