MALAKAND: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah sustained injuries after gunmen opened fire at his home in Tehsil Batkhela, officials said on Saturday.
Kifayatullah, the district president of the JUI-F, was immediately shifted to the hospital for treatment, according to Levies officials.
The incident also claimed the lives of two of his children, a son and a daughter, while his wife was also wounded during the attack.
Sources told Geo News that the shooter fled the scene after attacking the family.
However, in a swift response, police arrested the suspected assailant — identified as Kifayatullah’s other son — Deputy Commissioner Hamidur Rehman confirmed.
The official added that Kifayatullah’s condition is now stable, while his daughter remains under medical treatment.
The latest attack on Kifayatullah comes after attacks on JUI-F leaders. In March this year, two JUI-F leaders were gunned down in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district.
The deceased were identified as Wadera Ghulam Sarwar and Molvi Aman Ullah , who received multiple bullet injuries.
Later in the same month, at least four worshippers, including JUI-F’s district chief Abdullah Nadeem, were injured in a blast in a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district.
The politician, believed to be the target, was hospitalised with serious injuries.
