Two injured in attack on AJK Speaker Latif Akbar’s convoy

A shooting occurred while Chaudhry Latif Akbar was on his way to a meeting on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad.

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The convoy of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar was attacked near Muzaffarabad, leaving two people injured. However, the speaker remained unharmed.

According to Express News, he was on his way to a political meeting in the outskirts of Muzaffarabad, near Khawara, when the shooting occurred. He confirmed the attack in a phone call, stating that his convoy was fired upon while he was en route to a political gathering.

Akbar informed Express News that just three days prior to the attack, his opponents had issued threats on social media, which he had reported to the administration and police. However, no preventive action was taken. The two injured individuals were taken to the hospital.

Following the incident, tensions escalated, leading to exchanges of gunfire between police and members of the Muslim Conference party as they attempted to control the situation.

Assistant Commissioner Rural Hamad Bashir stated that the administration is taking measures to control the situation, and that a few individuals had attacked the speaker’s convoy with gunfire and stones.

According to AC Rural, a Pakistan People's Party worker was injured by both a bullet and a stone. Authorities are actively working to apprehend those responsible for the shooting, and the attackers later began firing at the police, though no casualties were reported.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the attack on the speaker’s convoy, calling it a cowardly act. The PM directed the relevant authorities to ensure the swift capture of the attackers and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.