Sources confirmed to Afghanistan International that Abdul Khaliq Hazara, the leader of Pakistan's Hazara Democratic Party, was attacked and injured in an attack in the city of Quetta.
A picture of Hazara, that has been published, shows that he is bleeding and has been taken to the hospital.
Pakistan's Hazara Democratic Party confirmed in a statement on its Facebook account on Friday, January 3, that Abdul Khaliq Hazara had been attacked.
According to the statement, police have arrested a suspect in the attack on Abdul Khaliq Hazara. The party, however, did not provide details about the identity of the attacker or his motive.
Sarfraz Bugti, the chief minister of Pakistan's Balochistan province, reacted to the attack and expressed concern over it.
A Pakistani media outlet reported on Friday, January 3, that Abdul Khaliq Hazara was attacked inside his house on Thursday night and that the person who was arrested was his neighbour.
The media outlet quoted a spokesman for the Hazara Democratic Party of Pakistan as saying that Abdul Khaliq Hazara was injured during the robbery and a clash with the thief.
Shahid Rind, the spokesman for the local government of Balochistan province, has promised that justice will be served after the investigation.
