Pakistani Taliban target ANP leaders during election campaign
Source: AP via the guardian
Pakistani Taliban have attacked two leaders of an anti-militant political party, killing one and wounding the other in the latest attack targeting secular-leaning party members during their campaigns for next month's parliamentary election.
In the first incident, Mukarram Shah was killed in an explosion as he entered his car in the village of Banjot, north-west Pakistan, said Abdullah Khan, police chief of the nearby city of Mingora. The explosives appeared to have been set off by remote control, he added.
In the second attack, a blast struck the convoy of Masoom Shah, the provincial assembly candidate, as he was returning from a campaign meeting, a police officer said. Zahir Khan added that Shah and three aides suffered wounds from the roadside bomb.
Both politicians are from the secular Awami National party, which supported military operations against extremists in the region.
The Taliban have warned people in a video message to stay away from rallies held by the three political parties – Pakistan People's Party (PPP), the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the ANP – which they consider enemies.
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