On 19 May 2023, a suicide bomber attacked the convoy of Sirajul Haq, the emir of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) in Zhob district, Balochistan, Pakistan.
At the time of the attack, Jamaat-i-Islami leader Sirajul Haq was in the Zhob neighborhood to speak to a political gathering.
[1] An explosive device was set off by a suicide bomber who approached Sirajul Haq's convoy as it passed through Zhob.
[4] Following the incident, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vehemently denounced the suicide attack and commanded the Balochistan government to launch a full investigation from all possible perspectives.
[5] Other political figures, such as Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan, denounced the attack and offered their condolences to the victims.