PESHAWAR:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate from NA-8 Bajaur, Rehan Zeb Khan, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Siddiqabad Phatak Bazar area on Wednesday.
The police officer and SHO Rashid Khan confirmed that the PTI leader was murdered.
Khan, who was running as an independent candidate for the provincial assembly seat PK-22, was attacked by unidentified people while campaigning for the upcoming elections at Siddiqabad Gate. The attackers targeted him while he was in his personal vehicle.
A photo shows Khan’s vehicle after the deadly shooting.
This is the second attack on PTI’s election activities within 24 hours. The day before, a bomb exploded at a PTI rally in Sibi, resulting in at least four deaths and five injuries, according to police and witnesses.
Saddam Tareen, the PTI candidate for the National Assembly constituency of NA-253, who was leading the rally on Jinnah Road, escaped unharmed. The injured were taken to the Sibi district headquarters (DHQ) hospital for urgent medical attention.
Police investigations suggest that an improvised explosive device (IED) was placed on a motorcycle parked by the roadside. The IED exploded with significant force as the PTI rally passed through the area.
Following the blast, all shops and markets along the main Jinnah Road were closed. Law enforcement personnel secured the area and started investigations. Security measures were increased in and around Sibi after the incident.
