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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Sunday said firing occurred near vehicles part of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman\u2019s convoy in Dera Ismail Khan but the politician was not present when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n
\u201cVehicles part of Maulana Fazlur Rehman\u2019s convoy went to Yarak area for refuelling when the incident occurred,\u201d District Police Officer (DPO) Rauf Kesrani told Dawn.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cMaulana Fazlur Rehman was not present,\u201d he said without providing any further details.<\/p>\n The development comes days after the interior ministry warned<\/a> that there were serious threats to the lives of the Maulana and Awami National Party provincial president Aimal Wali Khan.<\/p>\n In a statement, JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghauri termed today\u2019s incident a \u201ccowardly act\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have repeatedly warned that the situation is not favorable for our leadership. The administration writes letters about the threats every day, but does not take any action,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He said the incident should be immediately investigated, questioning why security institutions were not fulfilling their responsibility.<\/p>\n \u201cThe law and order situation in KP and Balochistan is getting worse day by day,\u201d Ghauri said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani phoned the Maulana\u2019s son and condemned the attack. He also prayed for the JUI-F chief\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n In a letter to the chief secretaries and inspector general of police of all provinces and circulated by the ANP, the interior ministry had said it had received reports from reliable sources revealing serious threats to the lives of the Maulana and Aimal.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is requested that extreme caution and vigilance is exercised and necessary security arrangements are made at their [Mr Fazl and Mr Aimal\u2019s] residences and during movement and public gatherings to avert any untoward incident,\u201d it said in a letter.<\/p>\n At the time, JUI-F spokesperson Ghauri told Dawn<\/em> that though he had not seen the interior ministry\u2019s Dec 29 letter, such threats were a routine for his party leaders.<\/p>\n He said that \u201csecurity threats\u201d had stopped Fazl from participating in his election campaign in the native area of Dera Ismail Khan.<\/p>\n \u201cOur party is facing many problems due to threats to its election campaign,\u201d he said. Ghauri said that the Election Commission of Pakistan and law-enforcement agencies should think about providing security to his party\u2019s leaders to ensure fair and free polls in the country.<\/p>\n Additional input by Nadir Guramani<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Sunday said firing occurred near vehicles part of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman\u2019s convoy in Dera Ismail Khan but the politician was not present when the incident occurred. \u201cVehicles part of Maulana Fazlur Rehman\u2019s convoy went to Yarak area for refuelling when the incident occurred,\u201d District Police Officer (DPO) 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under serious threats, warns ministry<\/h2>\n