Ex-Pak PM Gilani’s son kidnapped from rally
10 May 2013 7:39 AM IST
Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani on Thursday was kidnapped in Pakistan’s Punjab province by unidentified gunmen who shot dead his personal secretary and a bodyguard. Haider was participating in a campaign meeting at Multan city on Thursday afternoon when the gunmen opened fire at his supporters.
His secretary Mohiyuddin and bodyguard were wounded and later succumbed to their injuries, TV news channels reported. Five others were injured in the attack. There was no official word on the development. No group claimed responsibility for the attack or the abduction. Footage on television showed Ali Moosa Gilani, another of the former premier’s sons, crying and trying to control irate workers of the Pakistan People’s Party.
A witness told Geo News channel that the gunmen came to the spot in a car and fired indiscriminately at Haider Gilani’s supporters. He said he had seen the gunmen bundle Haider into a car and drive away.
The gunmen kept firing as they drove away, the witness said. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has warned it will target secular parties like the Pakistan People’s Party and Awami National Party ahead of the 11 May general election.
His secretary Mohiyuddin and bodyguard were wounded and later succumbed to their injuries, TV news channels reported. Five others were injured in the attack. There was no official word on the development. No group claimed responsibility for the attack or the abduction. Footage on television showed Ali Moosa Gilani, another of the former premier’s sons, crying and trying to control irate workers of the Pakistan People’s Party.
A witness told Geo News channel that the gunmen came to the spot in a car and fired indiscriminately at Haider Gilani’s supporters. He said he had seen the gunmen bundle Haider into a car and drive away.
The gunmen kept firing as they drove away, the witness said. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has warned it will target secular parties like the Pakistan People’s Party and Awami National Party ahead of the 11 May general election.
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