Local sources in Peshawar informed Voice of Hindukush that former Jamaat-e-Islami leader Haji Hameed Gul was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the Budhni area of Peshawar. His security guard was wounded in the attack.
In recent months, religious scholars and key figures from various political parties have been targeted and assassinated in Pakistan’s Pashtunkhwa region. Many believe Pakistan’s military is behind these killings.
