JUI-F leader injured in gun attack

Police rule out sectarian factors behind violence

RAWALPINDI:

Maulana Rehan Jameel, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) candidate for NA-46, sustained injuries in a gun attack in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

According to a police spokesperson, the incident occurred within the Naseerabad police station’s jurisdiction when Maulana Rehan attempted to intervene in the case of an abduction involving a boy named Tayyab and his abductor, Salman.

Maulana Rehan Jameel, a member of the general council of JUI was shot and injured by armed men during the confrontation. The armed assailant managed to escape after the incident.

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The spokesperson said Maulana Rehan was promptly transported to the hospital for medical attention.

The Rawalpindi police, in a press note, clarified that the incident had no religious or political motive.

The police spokesperson emphasised that the incident was related to a case of abduction registered on January 4 involving a boy named Tayyab, which was under investigation.

According to the police spokesperson, Maulana Rehan Jameel noticed the abducted boy Tayyab and the kidnapper Salman together, and when he attempted to intervene, the assailant opened fire, injuring Maulana Rehan.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 10^th, 2024.