Pakistan: One killed in bomb attack on Awami National Party leader
Islamabad, June 18 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and three others, including a senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and a notable religious scholar, were hurt when a blast rocked Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district on Monday, media reports said.
Local residents and officialstold Dawn News Maulana Gul Dad Khan along with Abdul Qayyum, Abdul Hadi and driver Salih Mohammad were going to Gul Dad’s fields in Nawagai town when his vehicle was hit by a bomb planted on the road. Gul Dad, Qayyum, Salih and guard Abdul Hadi were wounded in the blast.
The incident occurred around 11 am.
The injured people were rushed to civil hospital in Nawagai and then shifted to the district hospital in Khar where Hadi succumbed to his injuries.
Gul Dad was later airlifted to Peshawar for treatment.
Doctors at the district hospital in Khar told Dawn that the condition of the injured was out of danger.
No group has claimed responsibility for the incident so far.
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