Jamiat Ulema-e Islam-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been issued a threat alert by the Peshawar police on Saturday.

According to the media reports, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Peshawar wrote a letter to the JUI-F chief and warned him about the security threats he might face.

"The JUI-F chief to not visit Peshawar owing to the security threats," the letter further advised.

JUI-F leader Rashid Soomro has demanded foolproof security for Maulana Fazul Rehman following the assassination of Jamiat Ulema Islam-Sami chief Maulana Samiul Haq.

On Nov 2, JUI-S chief and former senator Maulana Samiul Haq was knifed to death at his residence in Bahria town Safari Villas, Rawalpindi.