Pakistan

JUI-F candidate escapes attack in Quetta

Convoy attacked by remote-controlled bomb, Haji Mohammad Hashim Shahwani remains unhurt.

Our Correspondent April 26, 2013

Haji Mohammad Hashim Shahwani is Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl’s (JUI-F) candidate for PB-30 constituency. PHOTO : FILE

QUETTA: Haji Mohammad Hashim Shahwani, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl’s (JUI-F) candidate for PB-30 constituency, escaped an assassination attempt when his convoy was attacked by a remote-controlled bomb in the Mach district of Kachi on Friday.

Shahwani remained unhurt in the incident while two vehicles were damaged.

Balochistan Levies head constable Asadullah said that the convoy was attacked in the Hark area of Mach in which six people, including a Levies constable, were injured.

The Balochistan Levies rushed to the spot soon after the incident and the injured were shifted to a hospital. The injured, after being given first aid treatment, were immediately shifted to Quetta.

According to the injured, they were moving towards Dhadar when a bomb attacked their convoy. The vehicles were also attacked by a hand grenade which was followed by an exchange of fire.

A case has been registered against unknown persons and an investigation is under way.