Senior Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader Hafiz Hamdullah on Wednesday survived an assassination attempt in Balochistan’s Chaman area.
In a statement, the police said unidentified assailants opened fire on Hafiz Hamdullah’s vehicle near Maizai Adda in Chaman. However, the suspects escaped after the JUI-F leader’s security retaliated with firing.
Meanwhile, the senior politician remained unhurt in the assassination attempt.
Earlier in Sep 2023, at least 11 people, including Hafiz Hamdullah, were injured in a blast in Balochistan’s Mastung district.
The bomb blast targeted Hamdullah’s vehicle in the Choto area, while he was going to Mangochar via Mastung Road.
While no group took responsibility for the blast, the JUI-F has been a target of the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP).
On Dec 31, 2023, JUI-F president Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s convoy came under attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan.
The veteran politician’s convoy was fired upon from multiple sides at Yarik interchange, the party’s spokesperson Mufti Abrar said.
