This comes out of our racist backgrounds.... back in time and mind there were people belonging to different professions, they put Maulvi in Kammi-Kameen category. Now when Islam progressed in this area and we broke the discriminations, also Gen.Zia elevated Maulvi's into elite what's wrong with this person?
Its very common that the followers of chrismatic leaders want their protection and they might have arranged this thing for him his being out-spoken and todays 'talibinasation' might be a threat for him too.
There are games being played by agencies and foreign powers and there are people fighting those wars.