PESHAWAR – A local leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) was shot dead in Peshawar’s Gulbahar area on Saturday, police confirmed.
The law enforcers detailed that unidentified assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Sartaj Khan, the Peshawar city district president of ANP; the politician received bullet wounds on his face and chest.
Gulbahar Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ahmed Zunair said Khan’s vehicle was fired upon twice with a 30-bore pistol and he died on the spot, Dawn News reported.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Mohammad Asim, said Khan had died by the time he was received by the facility.
The deceased was a member of the district council from Peshawar and was elected from Akhunabad area of the provincial capital.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan expressed grief over the incident and ordered the arrest of the perpetrators involved in the attack.
ANP has announced to register a protest against the killing of its leader on Tuesday.
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