Five activists of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) were injured when a rally of the party led by its chief Sirajul Haq came under attack here on Saturday.
According to details, shots were fired and stones were thrown at the rally from Awami National Party’s (ANP) provincial assembly candidate Bahadur Khan’s Haveli in Lower Dir. Sirajul Haq remained safe in the attack, however his car was damaged due to stoning. Five JI workers were also injured who were later shifted to a hospital for treatment.
JI Information Secretary Qaiser Sharif said that the party’s youth wing rally was being carried out from Manda Dir to Timergara when it was attacked from Bahadur Khan’s Haveli. The police have registered a case against five workers each of both the parties.
Published in Daily Times, July 15th 2018.
