PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for Na-8 Bajaur, Rehan Zeb Khan, was shot dead by unknown assailants in the Siddiqabad Phatak Bazar area on Wednesday.
District Police Officer Sho Rashid Khan confirmed the news of the PTI leader’s killing.
Khan, who contested as an independent, was also a candidate for the PK-22 provincial seat.
Rehan Zeb Khan was at the Siddiqabad gate to promote the upcoming parliamentary elections when he was attacked in his private vehicle by unknown assailants.
Rehan Zeb Khan’s vehicle after the fatal shooting. Photo: Express
This is the second attack on the PTI election campaign in 24 hours. The day before, a bomb destroyed a PTI meeting in Sibi, killing at least four people and wounding five others, according to police and witnesses.
Saddam Tireen, the PTI candidate for NA-253 NA-253 NA-253 NA, who led the rally on Jinnah Road, escaped unhurt. The injured were taken to Sibi District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital for emergency medical treatment.
Police said initial investigations indicated an improvised explosive device (IED) had been planted on a motorcycle parked on the side of the road. The IED exploded with considerable force as the PTI rally passed through the area, they added.
After the blast, all shops and markets along the main road to Jinnah were closed. The police cordoned off the area and started an investigation. After the incident, security measures in Sibi and the surrounding area were strengthened.
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