Security Guard Killed in Attack on Former AJK PM Tanveer Ilyas’s Convoy
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At a glance
- Former AJK PM Sardar Tanveer Ilyas's convoy attacked in Poonch district.
- A security guard, Muhammad Asif, was killed in the attack.
- Mr. Ilyas remained unharmed; he alleged a banned group was responsible.
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The convoy of Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, former Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, was fired upon on Friday while travelling through his native constituency in the Tain-Dhalkot area. A personal security guard, Muhammad Asif, was killed in the attack after being struck in the head. Several vehicles in the convoy had their windows shattered. Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan, who recently joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), was reportedly en route to Rawalakot for a two-day visit. He confirmed the attack and alleged it was carried out by armed members of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a claim awaiting independent verification.
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A personal security guard, Muhammad Asif, was killed on Friday when the convoy of former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas came under fire in the Tain-Dhalkot area. Mr. Ilyas remained unharmed and alleged the attack was carried out by a banned group.
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A personal security guard of former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was shot dead on Friday after his convoy came under fire while travelling through his native constituency via the Tain-Dhalkot area. The convoy was approximately 1.5 kilometres beyond the Tain-Dhalkot bridge over the Jhelum River when unidentified assailants opened fire from the mountainside at around 1:30 pm. Muhammad Asif, a retired commando from Sudhnoti district, serving as a security guard, was struck in the head and later succumbed to his injuries while being moved to a hospital in Rawalpindi. Sardar Tanveer Ilyas remained unharmed. In a video message, Mr. Ilyas alleged the attack was carried out by armed members of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a claim that could not be independently verified.
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