On 19 May 2023, a

suicide bomber A suicide attack is any violent attack, usually entailing the attacker detonating an explosive, where the attacker has accepted their own death as a direct result of the attacking method used. Suicide attacks have occurred throughout history ...

attacked the convoy of

Sirajul Haq Siraj ul Haq ( ur, سراج الحق; born 5 September 1962) is a Pakistani politician who was elected as the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, a religious political party in Pakistan which seeks to establish an Islamic legal system. He also served a ...

, the emir of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) in

Zhob district Zhob District ( ps, ږوب ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The population of Zhob District is estimated to 310,544 in 2017. Zhob River is used for irrigation in the Zhob District. Ad ...

, Balochistan, Pakistan. The attack left Haq and five others injured, while also killing the attacker. Numerous people condemned the incident and demanded a thorough investigation.

Background

At the time of the attack, Jamaat-i-Islami leader Sirajul Haq was in the Zhob neighborhood to speak to a political gathering. Although the attack's motivation is still unknown, terrorism is thought to be the cause.

The attack

An explosive device was set off by a suicide bomber who approached Sirajul Haq's convoy as it passed through Zhob. Six people were hurt and some of the convoy's vehicles were damaged as a result of the explosion. Haq himself, however, managed to flee unharmed. Authorities arrived at the scene of the attack right away to conduct a response and investigation. The injured were taken to the Civil Hospital in Zhob and treated there. According to reports, one of the injured people was in critical condition. The suicide bomber's body was discovered at the explosion site, proving that they were responsible for the attack. To gather information and ascertain the precise nature of the attack, investigative teams arrived at the scene.

Reactions

Following the incident, Prime Minister

Shehbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president o ...

vehemently denounced the suicide attack and commanded the Balochistan government to launch a full investigation from all possible perspectives. The objective was to prosecute the attack's perpetrators. Other political figures, such as Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, PPP Co-chairman

Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari ( ur, ; sd, ; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th president of Pakist ...

, and Chairman of the

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

, denounced the attack and offered their condolences to the victims.

References

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