GUJRANWALA - The Jamaat-e-Islami Gujranwala District Ameer and Naib Ameer along with a passerby were critically injured during an assassination attempt while campaigning here in NA-98 Qila Dedar Singh on Friday afternoon.
As per details, JI District Ameer Bilal Qudrat Butt who is also candidate for NA-98, was holding a corner meeting in Mohallah Mian Sahib when unknown assailants fired gunshots on them and fled away. Resultantly, he along with the party district Naib Ameer Siddique Ahsan Butt and a passerby sustained bullet injuries and were rushed to DHQ Hospital. Meanwhile, a large number of Jamaat workers and office-bearers gathered in the hospital and protested against the assassination attempt on the party candidate.
It has been learnt that Qila Dedar Singh-based Bilal Qudrat Butt was attacked by Pathan group of the town for pursuing a murder case against them. The police have been investigating the incident.
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