Speaking to reporters at the family's home in Multan, the elder Gilani appeared shaken but composed.
Three attackers were said to have come from the central Pakistani city of Multan, Mr Maria said.
Multan and Bahawalpur were the two districts selected for replication of project activities.
Multan says the dead man had just married his sister two weeks ago.
The 33-year-old from Multan, Pakistan's City of Saints, managed a feeble 19 runs in six matches in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Police have now sealed off all entry and exit points in Multan, and a massive search operation is under way, local media report.
Ali Haider - a candidate for the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) - was seized in the central city of Multan, Mr Gilani said.
Mr Marth had been questioning six Sunnis suspected of involvement in an attack on an Iranian cultural centre in the Pakistani city of Multan.
He derives his monastic lineage from Keshav Puri, a monk buried outside Multan in Pakistan who is also called Multani Baba or Shamshad Tapa Rez.
He says to show his loyalty to Bhutto, he cycled to Karachi from the city of Multan - a journey of more than 550 miles.
Through a process of inviting "call for proposals" Pervaiz Vandal and Associates (PVA) was selected as the partner to implement the project in Multan and Bahawalpur.
Ali Haider Gilani, the son of ex-premier Yousuf Raza Gilani from the Pakistan People's Party, is running for a provincial assembly seat in the district of Multan.
One man, Bilal Masih, even came to a polling station in the central city of Multan dressed in his wedding attire, saying his bride could wait until he voted.
Reports quoting police sources said that diaries, an Indian Sim card, a tube of ointment made in Pakistan and papers had been seized from the man, reportedly from Multan in Pakistan.
Panesar is the first England bowler to be fined for excessive appealing since seam bowler Matthew Hoggard was relieved of 20% of his match fee following the first Test against Pakistan in Multan in November 2005.
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