Ex Prime Minister Raza Gilani |
There has been a report that the
son of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been abducted by
unidentified gunmen during his own campaign rally at their hometown of Multan
on Thursday.
A candidate for the Pakistan Peoples’
Party (PPP), Ali Haider was kidnapped in an ensuing gunfire during the rally. His
secretary was reported to have been killed in the process, leaving several
others with scores of injuries.
Police officer Khurram Shakur told
reporters that people came on a motorbike and a black Honda car. Then, they
opened fire at the rally, and abducted Gilani’s son, Ali Haider in the car.
Eyewitnesses added that Ali
Haider was injured in the gun attack, as he was bleeding when his abductors put
him in the car.
Mr Gilani has accused his political
rivals as being the perpetrators of the crime, ahead of Saturday’s elections.
“We want our brother back
tonight. If we don’t get him, we will not allow elections to be held in our
area,” elder brother of Haider, Musa, told reporters in tears.
“There is a war going on between
pro- and anti-Taliban forces in this country. They have captured the son of our
leader. We are saddened by this and praying that he is safely recovered”, former
interior minister Rehman Malik told an Al Jazeera correspondent.
So far, no group has claimed
responsibility for the attack. Although, the Pakistani Taliban has promised to
dispatch suicide bombers to carry out attacks at the upcoming election, as they
have threatened to prevent all parties from conducting any election.
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