PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: A village defence committee member and local Awami National Party leader in Swat was killed in a remote-controlled roadside blast, while a candidate for provincial assembly seat in Charsadda district survived an assassination bid on Sunday, senior police officials confirmed.
Mukarram Shah was on his way when his vehicle was hit by the roadside bomb in the Manglawar area, said Malakand police chief Abdullah Khan.
He said the vehicle of Shah was completely destroyed in the explosion, resulting in his death on the spot.
It was not clear if he was targeted for being a committee member or an ANP leader.
Banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed the responsibility for the attack. In telephone calls to media offices, TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said his men had carried out the attack. He gave no reason for this killing.
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