PESHAWAR: Police in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province confirmed on Wednesday former National Assembly lawmaker Mohsin Dawar was targeted by a group of unidentified gunmen in North Waziristan tribal district while carrying out election activities but remained unharmed in the attack.
Political parties and candidates have kicked off their election campaigns amid mounting security concerns ahead of the February 8 national polls in the country.
The situation is particularly difficult for politicians contesting the electoral contest from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where a workers’ convention of the Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam (JUI-F) party was attacked last year.
The JUI-F also called for election delay after the convoy of its top leader, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, came under fire while traveling on Islamabad-Dera Ismail Khan motorway on Sunday.
“Mohsin Dawar’s vehicle was targeted while his convoy reached between two mountains, but the police party escorting him exchanged fire with the gunmen and the convoy remained safe,” District Police Officer of North Waziristan Rokhanzeb Khan said while speaking to Arab News.
“One person is said to have received slight injuries, and some bullets hit the front and side mirrors of his bullet proof vehicle,” he continued.
Soon after receiving information of the incident, a police contingent was rushed to the crime scene to secure the area.
A large number of people also came out after the announcement of the attack from local mosques to express support for the former lawmaker, the police officer added.
Former Pakistani lawmaker Mohsin Dawar escapes unharmed in attack during election campaign in North Waziristan
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Former Pakistani lawmaker Mohsin Dawar escapes unharmed in attack during election campaign in North Waziristan
- The incident happened amid mounting security concerns ahead of the February 8 national polls in the country
- Dawar was in a bullet-proof vehicle and escorted by a police contingent while carrying out his election campaign
Pakistan keeps petroleum prices unchanged for next 15 days
- Fuel prices in Pakistan are reviewed every two weeks and are influenced by global oil market trends
- The government had reduced the prices of petrol and diesel at the turn of the year by up to Rs10.28
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has kept the petroleum prices unchanged for the next 15 days, the energy ministry said late Thursday.
The government had reduced the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel at the turn of the year by up to Rs10.28 per liter.
The price of high-speed diesel will remain Rs257 per liter, while motor spirit will continue to sell for Rs253 per liter, according to an energy ministry notification.
“The government has maintained the prices of the petroleum products for the next fortnight, starting from 16th January,” it read.
Fuel prices in Pakistan are reviewed every two weeks and are influenced by global oil market trends, currency movements and changes in domestic taxation. The pricing mechanism passes changes in import costs on to consumers, helping sustain the country’s fuel supply chain.
Petrol is primarily used for private transport, motorcycles, rickshaws and small vehicles, while diesel powers heavy transport used to move goods across the South Asian country.
